Matthew
7:21-29
Jesus
Talks about Those Who Build
Houses on Rock and
Sand
7:21
"Not everyone who says to me,
'Lord, Lord,' will enter the
kingdom of heaven, but only he
who does the will of my Father
who is is in
heaven.
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Many will say to me on that
day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in your name, and in
your name drive out demons and
perform many
miracles?'
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Then I will tell them plainly,
'I never knew you. Away from
me you
evildoers!'
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Therefore everyone who hears
these words of mine and puts
them into practice is like a
wise man who built his house
on the rock.
25
The rain came down, the
streams rose, and the winds
blew and beat against that
house; yet it did not fall,
because it had its foundation
on the rock.
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But everyone who hears these
words of mine and does not put
them into practice is like a
foolish man who built his
house on sand.
27
The rain came down, the
streams rose, and the winds
blew against that house, and
it fell with a great
crash.'
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28
When Jesus had finished saying
these things, the crowds were
amazed at his teaching,
29
because he taught as one who had
authority, and not as their
teachers of the
law."
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It
is meant to change the way
that we think, and the way
that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
What
Jesus says about building houses
on rock and sand
- Some
self-professed athletes can
'talk' a great game, but that
tells you nothing about their
athletic skills.
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- No
matter how hard you try, you
cannot "talk" a touchdown or a
basketball goal no matter how
easy it seems.
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- Just as
a person who talks constantly
about sports is not
necessarily an athlete, not
everyone who talks about
heaven belongs to God's
kingdom.
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- Christ
is more concerned about our
walk than our
talk.
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- He
wants us to do right,
not just say the right
words.
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- Your
house (which represents your
life, 7:24) will withstand the
storms of life only if you do
what is right instead of just
talking about it.
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- What
you do cannot be separated
from what you
believe.
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- In
fact, there is an old saying;
"What you do speaks so loudly
I can't hear a word you are
saying." This is as true in a
Christian lifestyle as it is
in other walks of
life.
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- Jesus
exposed those people who
sounded religious but had no
personal relationship with
him.
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- On
'that day' (the day of
judgment), only our
relationship with Christ --
our acceptance of him as
Savior and our obedience to
him -- will matter.
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- Jesus
speaks with authority because
he is God in flesh. I only
hope that when my judgment
comes I can hear the words
"good and faithful servant"
and not "I never knew
you."
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- If this
is all new to you, don't
worry. I have been there and
still struggle with faith just
as you do. Faith is sometimes
difficult because you can't
see, touch or hear it. We are
taught to believe what our
senses tells us is true so
faith seems unreal at
times.
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- One
thought in closing, if it
bothers you that your faith is
not always strong, you are on
the right track.
d:-)
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Love in
Christ
-
Bob
If you have
never made the commitment to
receive the love and
life-changing experience of Jesus
Christ, please take a moment to
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and take the first
steps
to salvation.
Bob
Pardue
is a member of First
Baptist
Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained
from Rich Hill Baptist in
Lancaster.
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