HAVING THE RIGHT FOUNDATION
Text: Matthew 7:24-27
Opening Statement:
The passage we have read today is about two builders who built two houses on two different types of foundations with two different results. I want to point to some truth found in this parable that show us why the foundation of your life matters.
I) A LOOK AT THE COMPARISONS
This short parable appears to speak of two very different types of people. The two people Jesus pictures here have several important characteristics in common. Let me point them out.
A) Both Heard The Words Of Christ
The two people in this parable both heard Jesus share His message of faith and repentance, vv. 24, 26. They both heard the Gospel and each one had a reaction to it.
B) Both Built Houses
Each of these people built a house based on their understanding of what Jesus said. The house in this parable is a picture of a life.
C) Both Built In The Same Location
Verse 27 describes a very severe storm. This storm affected both houses, so they must have been built in close proximity to one another.
D) Both Built Similar Houses
The picture is of people and how they respond differently to the Gospel message.
Both seem to believe the same things and live the same kind of lives. They have a lot in common, at least on the outside.
II) A LOOK AT THE CONTRASTS
While there are several similarities, there are some very major differences between these two types of people.
A) One Man Built His House On The Sand
Sand is unstable, ever changing and moving. Sand offers no stability. Sand is not a good place to build a house. Sand can never provide a firm foundation.
B) One Man Built His House On The Rock
The word “rock” refers to “a large outcropping of rock; the bedrock.” While one man built his house on the sand, the other dug deep. He dug until he reached the bedrock and built his house on the solid rock. This rock does not move. It is unchanging and stable. Rock offers a good foundation for a house.
Are you building your life on the solid rock of the Gospel? Or are you building your life on shifting sand?
III) A LOOK AT THE CONSEQUENCES
The parable tells us that the rains came, the floods followed, and the winds of destruction blew. This image is not just about some storm in life. This is the image of judgment.
A) Shifting Sand
The house that was built on the sand could not face the Holy judgment of God, and it collapsed. Jesus said, “and great was the fall of it.” This means that the house was utterly destroyed. There was nothing left to show for the life lived within it. Mark 8:36
B) The Solid Rock
The house that was built on the rock experienced the same storm.This house might have been shaken, but it did not fall. It stood on a firm foundation, and it weathered the storm. Paul says it like this, 1 Cor. 3:10-15
In Closing:
If you have realized today that you are building on the wrong foundation, you can change today. You can come to Jesus. He will save you and get you started building on the right foundation. Please don’t ignore what I am saying today.
There is a storm coming, and your house is right in its path. When that storm comes, the only houses that will stand are those houses built on the solid foundation of the Word of God.
Watch us on our YouTube channel, our website or our Facebook page
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi7C66QudDzbTDtA-DaSQBw/
https://midwaybaptistnc.org
https://facebook.com/midwaybaptistnc
