Blessed are they who keep my ways. Heed instruction and be wise –
Proverbs 8:33
Once there were two builder guys,
One was foolish, one was wise.
Built their houses by the shore,
Bang, Tap, Hammer, Saw!
Both their houses looked so grand,
One on rock, the other sand,
Who’s been foolish, can you tell?
Who’s built badly, who’s built well?
Trees are swaying, skies are grey,
Who knew it would rain today?!
Run inside, shut the door,
Looks like it’s about to pour
Thunder cracks – what a din!
A sudden storm is rolling in,
Rain is falling, waters rise,
Now we’ll see which man was wise.
The storm keeps raging all day long,
And the house on the rock keeps standing strong,
But creak, wobble, crash, bang, SPLAT!
The house on the sand has fallen flat!
A Story Jesus Told…
Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house, and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.
Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell, and the floods came and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell – and great was its fall!
Matthew 7:24-27
Which kind?
Which kind of man did Jesus say was wise?
Everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them…
Which kind of man did Jesus say was foolish?
Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act upon them…
Both of these guys HEARD. Both of these men built houses – that’s pretty clever, right?
But only one of them built on the right foundation. Only one of these houses was founded on the rock.
Hearing God’s word is not enough to make us wise. We need to obey, if we want our lives to be founded upon the rock.
When the storms came…
It wasn’t until the storms came, that we found out which man had built wisely.
When the storms of life come – our foundations will be tested. Is your life founded on the rock of Jesus Christ, on His death and resurrection, and on His free gift of righteousness? Or are you trying to build on your own foundation?
What kind of builder will you be?
EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS 
“Hearing God’s word is not enough to make us wise. We need to obey, if we want our lives to be founded upon the rock.”
Amen to this!!
I’m trying to be a follower of Christ.
Interestingly, despite the emphasis on obedience here, the key thing is being in Christ. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone, behold, the new has come. It’s not obtained by good works. Ultimately, hearing the word of God and acting on it, is receiving the message of salvation, by grace, through faith. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.
Very true!
This was Sundays sermon at Penge Ange (we’re doing the parables at the minute)
Miss you guys xxx
Hi Anouska, awww really miss you too. I’ve heard the parables series at CCC has been excellent. Shall we grab a coffee next week?
Lovely poem!
Thank you, I originally wrote it for a Sunday School class I was teaching, but yesterday God reminded me of it.
as usual, another great piece!
excellent devotional reminder n lesson
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Hiya, thank you so very much. I just visited your blog and I absolutely love your writing-it brought smiles and sunshine to my morning!