STAND OR FALL?

Stand OR fall…It’s YOUR choice!

Jesus stated in Matthew that in order to stand in the midst of life’s storms one must build their foundation wisely.

Matthew 7:24-27 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: ²⁵and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

²⁶“But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: ²⁷and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

The Message translation says it this way…²⁴“These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. ²⁵Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.

²⁶“But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don’t work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach. ²⁷When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards.”

EVERYONE is going to encounter the storms of life. No One gets it perfect, except Jesus, and He encountered many severe storms in His own life. The storms are a result of the sin infested, self centered world in which we live. He warns us that even though these storms can literally shake your foundation and cause your life to self destruct, there are steps you can take to stand firmly in the midst of the Storm.

He basically says this… “The ones who will come through and survive the storms of life are those who discover AND apply the principles contained in His Word. The ones who fall apart when struggles happen upon the scene are those who either do not ever discover His Principles or those who do discover, but do NOT APPLY them!”

When I read the Bible, I’m usually searching for two important characteristics.

1) Revelations concerning the Character & Nature of God. Josea 6:6 in one translation says that God “…wants us to know Him & to love Him.” I want to discover what God is really like. I do not wish to learn it second hand!

2) Revelations concerning His life Principles, so that I may apply them in my life, and pass them on to others. In John 10:10 Jesus says that he came that we “… might have life, and that life more abundantly.” If He wants me to live the God kind of life, then bless God I don’t want to disappoint Him or me. In Proverbs 4, the Bible tells us that the Word of God is “life to those who find it and health to all our flesh.”

Ho 4:6 ¶ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge… If we don’t know His ways or don’t apply the ones we discover (Disobedience)…WE SELF DESTRUCT!

When the storms roll into your life, and they will, will you fall like a house of cards or will you be firmly established upon the Rock?

It’s your choice!

Rest in His Presence!

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