MAtt 7:24-27

The Right Side up Life / Matthew 7:24–27

Storms are a constant in life

“And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house.”

Jesus begins where we live. Storms are a part of life. Rain comes, floods come. Winds come. And each of these can be destructive.

› We are not given a choice on the reality of the storms we face, only on whether or not we have a roof.

The foundation of Jesus is the foundation of all of our faith

The house that falls: to embrace and ignore.

Matthew 7:26–27 ESV

And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

James 1:22–25 ESV

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.

We are not called to embrace and ignore

And we are very good at both. We love embracing the easy and good parts of the Gospel but we are also very good at ignoring the parts we would rather not deal with.

We love the fact that God is loving. We embrace that easily. We don’t love the fact that we have to be loving.

The house that stands: To Hear and Do

Matthew 7:24–25 ESV

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

We are called to hear and act

The response to a promise is an initial agreement followed with appropriate action.

Do you know how much Christ tells us to believe? Don’t just stand on the rock of His teachings. Don’t just jump up and down on them. Build an entire house. Weigh down His teachings. Camp out. Live in them. He can hold us up.

What storms might you be facing in your life? 

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‌What have you heard from Christ in His word?

What is the next thing you need to do this week? ‌Re-read the SOTM this week, as you hear from Him, ask Him what are you calling me to do?‌