Matthew 7:24-25 So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them [obeying them] will be like a [a]sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock. 25 And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. Amplified Bible (AMP)
For years, the motto for Prudential Insurance and Investments was "own a piece of the rock". Doesn't immediately bring to mind the picture of the rock of Gibraltar? It is a majestic picture, you think of something, solid, secure, coupled with "prudent" at the beginning of the name, they are counting on you to put it all together that it is the wise and prudent thing to do to think of your financial security and that you can have faith in them, they are rock solid.
As Jesus brings His "Sermon on the Mount" to a close, He tells His audience, He tells us that the prudent, practical and wise thing for His followers to do is to listen to Him, to follow and obey Him. He will see to our eternal security. He is much more majestic, solid and secure than any rock. After all, the world and all that was created was brought forth by His words. This Rock, will be able to withstand and endure the storms of life.
Through the years I've seen many people endure all kinds of hardship through faith built upon that Rock. He saw them through where otherwise they would have crumbled. Be prudent, be wise, be practical and put your faith, hope and trust in the Rock, Jesus Christ. His words "are foundational words, words to build a life on" (The Message) I'm reminded of the old hymn "Praise Him, Praise Him", especially the line He our Rock, our Hope of eternal salvation.
Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer,
For our sins He suffered and bled and died;
He, our Rock, our Hope of eternal salvation
Hail Him! hail Him! Jesus, the Crucified;
Loving Savior, meekly enduring sorrow,
Crowned with thorns that cruelly pierced His brow;
Once for us rejected, despised, and forsaken,
Prince of Glory, ever triumphant now.
For our sins He suffered and bled and died;
He, our Rock, our Hope of eternal salvation
Hail Him! hail Him! Jesus, the Crucified;
Loving Savior, meekly enduring sorrow,
Crowned with thorns that cruelly pierced His brow;
Once for us rejected, despised, and forsaken,
Prince of Glory, ever triumphant now.
In Christ,
Mike
Mike
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Eph 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace NIV
Eph 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace NIV
Matthew 7:25-27
The Message (MSG)
24-25 "These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.
26-27 "But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don't work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach. When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards."
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