The House Built on a Rock

 

Jesus told a parable about a house that was built on a rock. He explained that when the water came, and wind blew that the house stood. 

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great. Luke 6:45-49

The foundation of our house (lives) should be Jesus. He is the rock that all should be built upon. Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 

However, for a house of have walls it also needs studs. The studs are what holds up the walls. The foundation helps to hold the studs in place. The walls are then nailed to the studs. Jesus gives us the studs (commandments). John 14:15: If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:21: He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

In order to correctly build on the rock, we must listen to, obey, and follow Jesus. Notice that Jesus said, "whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock." 

He said come, hear, and do. Just hearing is not enough. Just coming is not enough. You must also do the sayings (commandments) of Jesus. 

In the book of James it says, "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?" James 2:17-20. 

True faith in Jesus causes action. However, be careful works without faith in Jesus will get you nowhere. Jesus wants us to have true faith in Him. He wants us to build our lives on him so that when problems come (wind and waves), we will be able to stand firm in our faith in Him.