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Build Your House on ‘THE ROCK’

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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. 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.

(MATTHEW 7:24-25)

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There were two seasons in Israel where Jesus lived.

The first one was the rainy season. In the rainy season it rained a lot.

The second one was the dry season. In that time it did not rain at all.

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Two men decided to build a house.

They each thought how to make a beautiful house.

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The first one decided to make it on the flat ground.

That ground looked hard to the eye.

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"Yes, here is a good place to build."

He determined to build the house there and brought many building materials.

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He worked hard on his house.

That time was the dry season and it was sunny, too.

The house seemed to be made solid.

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Another one started to build a house. Yet he built it at another place.

He looked for a place here and there.

Finally he stood on a big rock.

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He decided to make the foundation of his house on the rock so he began to make it flat. It was hard and difficult.

However, he had made up his mind, so he worked hard with pleasure.

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After a long time, the rock had been flatted.

It was difficult for him to build a house on the rock.

Yet, he did not give up and kept going.

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He continued to work hard on his house on the rock even though people said sarcastic remarks to him. Eventually, he finished his house.

It was not fancy but he was satisfied with the look of the house.

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After the two men finished building their houses and some days had passed, the rainy season started. It rained continuously and the wind blew very hard, too. The rainwater gathered and kept falling back down again.

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The flood beat against the house that the first one had made. The ground looked solid but there was sand underneath the ground. It was the same as if it had only been built on the sand.

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However, the other house that the second one had made on the rock stood firmly. Even with the strong flood and wind it could not tear down the house on the rock.

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Jesus talked about this story. After that Jesus said to the people, "Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who builds his house on the rock. The people are never disappointed even though they face difficult situations like the house on the rock."

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"But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who builds his house on sand."

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It is the same way on how we build our house of our lives.

We should follow as God's word says like building our house on THE ROCK, which is Christ, and then we will never fall down even if we may face many troubled times. If we live at our own will, we will fall down even when a very small matter comes up.

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From now on, let's try to put God's words into practice like the wise man.

I hope that you are able to build up your house of faith on THE ROCK and overcome all troubles until Jesus comes back again!