The Rock

“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? “Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: “He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat  vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. “But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.” Luke 6:46-49

The commands of Jesus are a surefooted foundation for our lives.  

Jesus does not give us direction to spoil our fun or ruin our day.  

Jesus, in telling us how to live within ourselves and with others is helping us to build a firm foundation on which we can build successfully.  

The man building without a firm foundation is only building a house of cards, which will fall quickly and with much damage, as soon as the flood comes against it.  

The man building on the rock (that is Jesus) is building with brick and stone which will not be moved in the face of the flood.  

Similar to calling Jesus Teacher (like we talked about earlier in the week) and not aiming to be like Him, Jesus speaks about calling Him Lord without having intention to do the things He has said. 

In the same way we call Him Teacher, are we calling out Lord, Lord in a causal and offhanded manner, or are we calling out with the understanding that we are to follow His sayings? 

The fact of the matter is that the floods will come. 

Is your foundation firm enough to withstand them?

How do you understand Jesus’s direction in your life?