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. Matthew 7:24
In my business I get a chance to speak to a lot of young people who are just starting their careers. The majority of them are very bright, eager and almost always impatient. They want to be promoted and make lots of money and to be able to afford expensive things. They want it all now! From my vantage point, I can usually tell a lot about what their value systems are and what kind of foundation was laid during their formative years. I always tell them to invest the time to really learn the business. I explain to them that if they lay a solid foundation it will serve them throughout their entire careers. So it is with Christians, we must build lives fashioned out of the teachings of the Bible in order to have the direction and faith to go through lives that will have not just good times but trials as well.
In Matthew, Jesus uses the analogy of the wise and foolish builders in order to make a specific point about listening, hearing and doing. He emphasizes that the wise builder is like the man who hears the Word and puts it into practice. How often do you hear sound advice from someone who fails to practice what they are preaching? How often do we know what we should be doing but lack the ability to actually do it? The Bible is full of wisdom. Wisdom that is as accurate and instructive today as it was when it was written.
Find some quiet time and spend it with God’s Word this weekend. Pray that God give you the strength, courage and wisdom to use the Bible to build a rock solid foundation for your actions.
Deacon Larry Woodard
In my business I get a chance to speak to a lot of young people who are just starting their careers. The majority of them are very bright, eager and almost always impatient. They want to be promoted and make lots of money and to be able to afford expensive things. They want it all now! From my vantage point, I can usually tell a lot about what their value systems are and what kind of foundation was laid during their formative years. I always tell them to invest the time to really learn the business. I explain to them that if they lay a solid foundation it will serve them throughout their entire careers. So it is with Christians, we must build lives fashioned out of the teachings of the Bible in order to have the direction and faith to go through lives that will have not just good times but trials as well.
In Matthew, Jesus uses the analogy of the wise and foolish builders in order to make a specific point about listening, hearing and doing. He emphasizes that the wise builder is like the man who hears the Word and puts it into practice. How often do you hear sound advice from someone who fails to practice what they are preaching? How often do we know what we should be doing but lack the ability to actually do it? The Bible is full of wisdom. Wisdom that is as accurate and instructive today as it was when it was written.
Find some quiet time and spend it with God’s Word this weekend. Pray that God give you the strength, courage and wisdom to use the Bible to build a rock solid foundation for your actions.
Deacon Larry Woodard
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