Matthew 7:24-27

A Moment with the Bible

The final illustration of Jesus sermon is in the form of a parable. This will be the climactic point of His lesson. The conclusion of any man’s sermon is always the point that summarizes the whole of what he has said previously. In 7:13-14, Jesus had said that every man enters one of two gates and travels one of two roads. Now He states that every man builds a house on one of two foundations. A man’s house is his life, but there are two foundations upon which to build it.It is interesting that Jesus does not comment on the structure of the building or the kind of building materials that are used. Upon completion, both buildings look the same; they look beautiful and solid. But it is not winter yet. It is summer and the rains have not come. We may look at our own life and say, “It looks good. I’m doing fine!” But the winds and the rain have not yet come; the trials have not tested your work. The psalmist said, “Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build it” (Psalm 127:1).

Which foundation is which? “Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.” The foundation that is solid, the house that will stand, is the one who builds his life on the word of God and acts upon it. In contrast, the one who does not hear or do His word, will be like a house built on sand. It will not stand when Judgment comes. Upon what is your life built?

Berry Kercheville