BGMCTV THE CITY GATE MESSIANIC BIBLE STUDY PARABLES 009

The City Gate Messianic Bible study - The Parables
“Build Your House on the Rock” Are you stupid?

Build Your House on the Rock
Mat 7:24 "So, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on bedrock. Mat 7:25 The rain fell, the rivers flooded, the winds blew and beat against that house, but it didn't collapse, because its foundation was on rock. Mat 7:26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand. Mat 7:27 The rain fell, the rivers flooded, the wind blew and beat against that house, and it collapsed—and its collapse was horrendous!" 

What does it mean that the wise man built his house upon a rock? During His Sermon on the Mount, YESHUA told a story about two men: one who built his house upon a rock and another who built his house upon sand. The meaning of this parable is quite obvious: proper foundations are necessary. With a literal house, it is unwise to build on sand, because the foundation will be unsteady and the house will eventually suffer some kind of damage. The proper foundation for a life is YESHUA’ words not just the hearing of them, but the doing of them, too. It seems at times that everything in the world is set up to make us turn away from God’s words. And often, our own feelings pull us toward doing the exact opposite of what the Bible says.