I'm thinking today specifically of just one verse,
although we know where this verse goes, maybe.
It's Matthew 7, 27. It says, 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, 27. So we're talking about
distress. We're talking about plans and human
efforts. The best we can make things, the best
we can do with all our training, possibly with
education, possibly with help from others, whatever,
with all that we do and everything comes to nothing.
So there's two important things. One, when does
it happen? Well, it happens when distress comes,
when things don't go quite right. We know we
should build solid and build on solid. And Jesus
is solid. And that's where he's going. He's going
to tell us, build on me, build on God's word.
Without the rest, without getting into the rest
of the verses, we already know we need something
or someone that lasts, a solid foundation to
build on. Jesus alone is that. Though many men
have tried to create a solid foundation out of
anything or everything else. Then it says, and
great was its fall. Bottom line is, the better
you think you've got it, the better you think
you've got it under control, the bigger platform
you build, the greater, stronger foundation you
manage to construct. When it goes down, It just
goes down harder. You can only build your life
on something that will last forever, something
that will last beyond death. And that is Jesus
Christ, the gospel, the word of God. Turn to
Jesus and build everything that you built in,
on, and through him.