I recalled more than ten years ago, there was a severe earthquake in Taiwan, a highrise building collapsed and another similar building was tilted at about 45 degrees but was not collapsed like its neighbour. Later the government investigated the case, they found the foundation of the collapsed building was found on sandy and weak strength material. While the tilted building was found on the proper material but not according to the correct codes. Based on this information, the builder and contractors were liable for the construction deficiency. The reason behind was to cut corners on the construction cost in order to gain bigger profit. This catastrophe cost many lives and properties lost. Jesus used the image of building a home atop a faulty foundation to explain the far riskier danger of building our lives on unsteady ground. He explained how some of us construct our life on sturdy rock, ensuring that we hold solid when we face fierce storms. Others, however, erect their lives on sand; and when the tempests rage, their lives tumble “with a great crash” (Matthew 7:27). The one distinction between building on a solid foundation and a crumbling one is whether or not we put Christ’s words “into practice” (v. 26). The question isn’t whether or not we hear His words, but on the choice we made. There’s much wisdom offered to us in this world—plus lots of advice and help—and much of it is good and beneficial. If we base our life on any foundation other than God’s truth, however, we invite trouble. In His strength, doing what God says is the only way to have a house, a life, built on rock.
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