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October 19
Sunday


THE RIGHT
FOUNDATION

READ:
Matthew 7:24-29
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Whoever hears these
sayings of Mine, and
does them, I will liken
him to a wise man who
built his house on the
rock. __Matthew 7:24
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I've got bad news for you," said the builder, who was renovating an old house I had inherited. "When we started to convert the back half of the garage for your office, we found that the walls had almost no foundation. We will have to demolish them, dig proper foundations, and start again."

"Do you have to do that?" I pleaded, silently calculating the extra cost. "Can't you just patch it up?" But the builder was adamant. "Unless we go down to the proper depth, the building inspector won't approve it. The right foundation is vital."

The right foundation makes the difference between something that lasts and something temporary. Jesus knew that though foundations are invisible, they are vitally important tot he strength and stability of the house (Matt. 7:24-25), especially when it is battered by the elements. He also knew the hearts of His listeners. They would be tempted to take the easy way, find shortcuts, or do things by halves to gain their objectives.

Other foundations may be quicker and easier. Building our lives on the right foundation is hard work, but God's truth is the only bedrock worth building on. When the storms of life hit, houses built on and held together by Him stand firm. __Marion Stroud

`````````````````````````Father, the winds of life's storms can be````````````````````````
``````````````````````powerful and threatening. Thank You for the``````````````````````
````````````````````foundation of the truth of Your faithfulness. Help````````````````````
`````````````````````````me to rely on Your strength in my storms.```````````````````````
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The wise man builds his house upon the Rock.

***********************************Today's Bible Reading __ Matthew 7:24-29************************************

24 "Therefore whoever
hears these sayings of
Mine, and does them, I will
liken him to a wise man
who built his house on the
rock: 25 and the rain
descended, the floods came,
and the winds blew and
beat on that house; and it
did not fall, for it was
founded on the rock.

26 "But everyone who
hears these sayings of
Mine, and does not do
them, will be like a foolish
man who built his house on
the sand: 27 and the rain
descended, the floods came,
and the winds blew and
beat on that house; and it
fell. And great was its fall."

28 And so it was, when
Jesus had ended these
sayings, that the people
were astonished at His
teaching, 29 for He taught
them as one having
authority, and not as the
scribes.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Jesus had just finished giving His "Sermon on the Mount" when He
used the analogy found in today's passage. His teachings provide a
stable foundation that will weather any storm. The wind, the rain,
and the house are not the problem. The hosue built on the sand fell
down because the sand provided no support in the wind and rain.
The wind and rain washed and blew away the foundation so that
there was nothing to support the house. Even the best house will
crumble with no foundation.