Matthew 7:24-25 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
[25] And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Two people in this parable heard Jesus share His message of faith and repentance, verses. 24, 26. One built on the Rock and the other on the sand.
The rock builder understood that Jesus died for his sin, rose from the dead, and had the power to save anyone who would believe on Him.
The sand builder believed he could pray a prayer, sign a card, join a church, and all will be well. He took the easy path.
The parable tells us that the rains came, the floods followed, and the winds of destruction blew.
This image is not just about some storms in life. This is the image of judgment.
In the end, both houses were subjected to a terrible storm of judgment. One house stood, the other was totally destroyed.
On Christ the solid Rock I stand!
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“My hope is built on nothing less. — than Jesus' blood and righteousness. — I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus' name.
“When darkness veils his lovely face, — I rest on His unchanging grace. — In every high and stormy gale. — my anchor holds within the veil.
Chorus
“On Christ the solid rock I stand; — All other ground is sinking sand. — All other ground is sinking sand’
“His oath, His covenant, His blood. — support me in the whelming flood. — When all around my soul gives way, — He then is all my hope and stay.
“When He shall come with trumpet sound, — oh may I then in Him be found; — Dressed in His righteousness alone, — faultless to stand before the throne.
Edward Mote
Edward Mote
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