Matthew 7:24-27
if you've gone to church all your life like me, i'm sure you've probably
heard about the wise and foolish builders. maybe you even know the song.
"the wise man built his house upon the rock
the wise man built his house upon the rock
the wise man built his house upon the rock
and the rains came tumbling down
the rains came down and the floods came up
the rains came down and the floods came up
the rains came down and the floods came up
and the house on the rock stood firm
the foolish man built his house upon the sand
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and the rains came tumbling down
the rains came down and the floods came up
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and the house on the sand went SPLAT ( or whatever you want to say)
i never really knew the importance of that song until a few months ago when
i had a realization (gotta love it when that happens). there's also a song by
Big Tent Revival called Two Sets of Joneses i think which talks about this same
concept of building relationships on the Rock which is Jesus Christ. there are
two married couples in the song by BTR. one of the couples puts money and
careers and material things as the basis of their relationship. the other couple
has their foundation in Christ putting him before everything else. the second
couple might not have very nice things and an abundance of things but their
relationship is obviously stronger than that of the first couple.
its like this with any relationship. if two people haven't built their
foundations in Christ and stay true to that by growing in their relationship
with Christ and serving Him, then there is great danger for that relationship.
its very unstable and can be easily washed away by a storm. but, with the wisdom
and strength that Christ gives, the couple that has that will persevere through
the rough times.
i have some great friends, but i thank God for those true Christian ones
because i know that we have this strong and sometimes unspoken bond between us
that i don't have but strive to have with my other non-Christian or
searching/somewhat lost friends.
i look at all the relationships around me and some in the past that even i
have been involved in that have fallen through because that foundation in Christ
wasn't there. be careful what you center your relationships around with people.
- "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."
Matt. 7:24