Is our house on the sand? - NCCG.ORG Ning Network Archive 2008-10

Matthew 7:24-27 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

There are two rainy seasons that occur in Scripture, "Yoreh" the early rain and "Malkosh", the latter rain.

In the above passage, Yah'shua (Jesus) is talking to Israelites, of course, who knew the ramifications of the rainy seasons in the region. Because of the dry enviroment for most of the year, the ground becomes incredibly hard. So hard in fact, that when the vigorous rains come, the dry ground cannot absorb it fast enough, which can cause massive flash flooding. One thing is for sure -- these people realised how important it was to build their houses on the rock!

I believe Yah'shua is cautioning us today, about building our houses on fallow ground. He knows that stormy season is near and He wants us to be prepared! We don't want to be one of the many whose houses will collapse because they were built on finaces, prestige and other things of this world. We must be careful to build our house only upon Him. Even building our houses upon seemingly innocent things like family, tradition and good works is dangerous. We want to be of those who've established our foundation upon the ROCK of the truth of His Word and who will be able to weather the coming storms because of it!

Are there storms raging about you today? I know we are experiencing them here. Let's be quick to examine whether our lives are completely built upon the Rock!

Reply by Lahry Sibley on December 10, 2009 at 6:01am

I'm not sure this is completely clear to me, what you have written here. The way I understand it, the passage says that those who build their house on the rock are those who hear His Words and keep them. The do the will of God every day in their lives. Would you help me please?

Lahry

Reply by Lev/Christopher on December 10, 2009 at 7:08am

Yes, that is, as you say, the primary meaning of the parable. This is a midrash - looking at the passage and applying it in a slightly different way.

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