Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash. (Matthew 7:24-27 NIV)
You probably remember that Bible passage from Sunday School, don't you? Or maybe you remember it from the little song:
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
And the rains came-a tumble-in down!
It's a familiar passage, but did you ever stop to meditate on what the Lord is saying here? There are two kinds of people - wise and foolish. There is something that is common about both the wise and the foolish - both HEAR the Word. The distinguishing factor is that the wise PUT IT INTO PRACTICE while the foolish do not.
What are you building your house upon? Rock or sand? Are you one of the many who listen to the Word of God on Sunday, and then live the rest of the week as if you hadn't heard it at all? Or are you one of the wise who hear it, and spend the week trying to put it into practice? Rock or sand? Wise or foolish?
May God help all of us today to listen to His Word. But even more importantly, may He help us to put it into practice.
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