“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.

     Imagine you are looking to buy a house. You look at two houses that are almost exactly the same. Each finished construction in the past three months.They both have three bedrooms, two baths, a dining room, a living room, and a game room for your children. Both houses are in the same neighborhood. Each have a spacious backyard and a beautiful garden in the front yard. It would come as no suprise if you were to discover that the prices for the houses were similar, the difference being a paltry $1000.

     While at first there may not be much difference in your mind, you would be wise to bring an inspector in. One of the main things that inspectors do is check the foundation. After the inspector checks out both houses, you discover that there is actually a huge difference between the houses. While the first house has a foundation as solid as a rock, the second house foundation is crumbling as the inspector gives you the report. Cracks will be starting soon, and if the conditions are just right, the house could collapse entirely. Given that there is only a difference of $1000 between them, which house would you choose?

     Our Christian lives can often times these two houses. Many times two Christians will look very similar. They may be at church at all the same times, give the same amount of money each week, and even serve on the table together. But if one looks at their foundations (that is whether or not they fully submit themselves to doing God’s word) they realize that the really are not all that similar at all. One will hold firm in the day of judgment, and the other will not. Which house are you?

“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.