"FOUNDED ON THE ROCK!"

Matthew 7:24-29                                   (ESV)
"24 "Everyone then who hears these words of MINE and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25 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".
26 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.
27 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."
28 And when JESUS finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at HIS teaching,
29 for HE was teaching them as ONE who had authority, and not as their scribes."



This morning I observed a meme that said "Without rain nothing grows, learn to embrace the storms in your life!".  That got me to thinking, we recently received several days of rainfall in the area where I live.  After a few days of precipitation there were a lot of comments about how the rain needed to go away, that we had experienced enough of this.  Even I have in the past complained about how the weather was too hot, too wet, too cold, too stormy, or you are free to fill in the blank!

The circumstances we might find ourselves in could be preparing us future life experiences?  You should never presume you're not being exposed to something to better prepare you for your future.  In Matthew 7:24-29 JESUS is telling everyone who will listen not how to avoid storms.  HE is telling them that if a person is "FOUNDED ON THE ROCK" that they can withstand whatever comes their way!  Whether it be storms or drought, whether it be feast or famine, being "FOUNDED ON THE ROCK" will prevent a person from falling when everything else around them is crumbling!

It can be rather convenient to have our focus be placed on the RAIN, FLOODS, and WINDS that life can send our way, but when we are "FOUNDED ON THE ROCK" we can rest assured that we will survive the storms of life and not be swayed.  Don't let a storm, no matter how violent it becomes, shake your foundation!  If you are "FOUNDED ON THE ROCK" everything will be just fine!