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\u201cAll who listen to My instructions and follow (obey) them are wise, like a man who builds his house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents, and the floods rise and the storm winds beat against his house, it won\u2019t collapse, for it is built on rock. But those who hear My instructions and ignore them are foolish like a man who builds his house on sand. For when the rains and floods come, and storm winds beat against his house, it will fall with a mighty crash.\u201d <\/em>Matthew 7:24-27 TLB<\/p>\n

Wise or Foolish?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When my little grandson was observing our church nativity, I pointed to the baby Jesus and asked, \u201cWho is this?\u201d He replied correctly, \u201cBaby Jesus.\u201d Mary and Joseph were also correctly identified, and then I pointed to one of the figurines of a wise man. \u201cWho is this one?\u201d I asked. \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d he shrugged.\u00a0I told him it was a wise man. Assuming that I had indicated the identity of the other two, I pointed to another wise man and asked, \u201cSo, if this one is a wise man, who is this one?\u201d He drew himself up tall and in all confidence he replied, \u201cIt\u2019s the foolish man, who\u00a0built his house upon the sand, and the rain came and it went splat!\u201d Then with a grand gesture, one hand came clapping down upon the other.<\/p>\n

I know a teacher who was wonderful with children. She loved them and wanted to teach them songs to help them follow Jesus always. When my grandson was just a little guy, he learned this song from her class. I will cut out the repetition, but you will still understand the message:<\/p>\n

The wise man built his house upon the rock<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And the rains came tumbling down<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Oh, the rains came down<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And the floods came up<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And the house on the rock stood fast.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0The foolish man built his house upon the sand<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0And the rains came tumbling down<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0And the floods came up<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And the foolish man’s house went “splat!” [clap hands once]<\/em><\/p>\n

So, build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And the blessings will come down<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As your prayers go up<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ.<\/em><\/p>\n

Along with all the hand gestures, the message of Matthew 7:24-27 was clear: Jesus said to follow His instructions and obey what He told us to do. Have we forgotten? Perhaps it is time to get back into His Word and re-read the \u201cinstruction manual\u201d love letter to us because we have a tendency to forget. His Word is alive and active. Even if we read the Bible through year after year, it is fresh and new every day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank You, Lord, for the everyday reminders during the storms and torrents that besiege me. You are my shelter, my refuge and hiding place. I will trust in You.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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