"Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 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. 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. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
~Matthew 7:24-27~
I've always liked this parable, though I thought it a little bit obvious, to me it wasn't the most shocking thing that Jesus said - if you know even a little bit about building houses, you know that you NEED to build a house on a sturdy foundation, or it will eventually crack and crumble away.
But as I was discussing this with a group of people a few months ago and was struck by something that had never occurred to me before about the two foundations in the parable, the obvious answer is to build the house on the rock - it's the wise thing to do...but the thing about sand is that it is made up of very small rocks.
This is why we're told to examine things to test whether they are true according to scripture. Because it is so very easy to read or hear something that sounds like it's biblical and there may be an underlying biblical principle in there but it has been warped and then taken for truth, but it's merely sand and not solid rock.
So I just wanted to take the time to share this insight so that others can ponder it and see if there are any thoughts and beliefs held that will be destroyed when rain and storms come.
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