July 6th & July 10th, 2022
The Conversationalist
The Parable of the wise/foolish builder
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
—Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV)
46 “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? 47I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. 48It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. 49But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”
—Luke 6:46-49 (NLT)
Jesus gives us a couple of inevitabilities of life here:
- First, Everyone is building a house!
- Second, Storms are going to come and beat against your house.
We are all Builders of a Life that will Either be strong and Enduring or Weak and Destroyed!
Some people are building their lives with Wisdom and Some People are Building their lives with Foolishness!
The People who build strong and enduring houses build them with Wisdom.
The People who build weak and destroyed Houses build them with Foolishness!
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
—James 1:22-25 (NIV)
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Next Steps:
1. Today I have Surrendered my life to Jesus Christ and Prayed that I could walk in obedience to his word.
2. Read and Pray through Psalm 119 this week. Ask the Lord to reveal his word to you in a new way.
Day 1: Psalm 119:1-32
Day 2: Psalm 119:33-64
Day 3: Psalm 119:65-96
Day 4: Psalm 119:97-136
Day 5: Psalm 119:137-176
3. This week I will ask the Lord to reveal areas and ways that I have disobeyed his word. I will repent and ask the Lord to show me how to walk in obedience to his word.
4. This week I will pray for the wisdom of the Lord in my life as I build my house.
5. This week I will write down what the Lord tells me to do.