The Rock on Which We Stand
Tim Melton
Matthew 7:24-29
This summer I have been taking some time to do some reading about the lives of people such as David Brainerd, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Eric Liddel, and William Wilberforce. I have been greatly encouraged by the way that they lived out their love for Christ with such resilience and conviction. We see similar faith in scripture. As we read about Joseph, Moses, Ruth, Nehemiah, and many others we find a level of faith that shown most clearly when life was most difficult. By the grace of God they were victors and overcomers.
We, too, face difficulties. At times we do well and at other times we struggle. In those moments of struggle there seems to be a disconnect from our faith and our actions. We are drawn into worry, anger, and fear and take the weight of our suffering on our own shoulders instead of trusting to the One who is our Rock and our Refuge. Why does this happen? Jesus speaks into this issue in Matthew 7:24-29.
In Matthew 7:24-29 Jesus Christ speaks directly to this issue and makes the choice remarkably clear.
? ''Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.''
And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.''
Jesus described the life of one who hears and lives out His teachings as one who builds his house upon a rock. ''The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did no ...
Tim Melton
Matthew 7:24-29
This summer I have been taking some time to do some reading about the lives of people such as David Brainerd, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Eric Liddel, and William Wilberforce. I have been greatly encouraged by the way that they lived out their love for Christ with such resilience and conviction. We see similar faith in scripture. As we read about Joseph, Moses, Ruth, Nehemiah, and many others we find a level of faith that shown most clearly when life was most difficult. By the grace of God they were victors and overcomers.
We, too, face difficulties. At times we do well and at other times we struggle. In those moments of struggle there seems to be a disconnect from our faith and our actions. We are drawn into worry, anger, and fear and take the weight of our suffering on our own shoulders instead of trusting to the One who is our Rock and our Refuge. Why does this happen? Jesus speaks into this issue in Matthew 7:24-29.
In Matthew 7:24-29 Jesus Christ speaks directly to this issue and makes the choice remarkably clear.
? ''Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.''
And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.''
Jesus described the life of one who hears and lives out His teachings as one who builds his house upon a rock. ''The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did no ...
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