Matthew 7:24-27
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
What are you standing on?
- are your Christian values easily compromised?
- Are you prone to sin easily and without much temptation?
- Are the people around you showing Godliness or are you just trying to fit in?
Quicksand (Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure)
- choices that look like easy fixes that lead to hard drama
- words you say that make you feel better in the short-term and leave you asking for forgiveness in the long-term
- praising at church but caught in sin in a very quick amount of time
Psalm 69:1-8
69 Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
6 Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.
The Rock (as support and defense of his people)
- in the rock you have stability, a constant reminder of God’s faithfulness to you by how he blesses us continually
- a firmly planted rock is unmovable. So is firm faith standing on the stability of God
- God wants you to stand on your faith and be stable in His promise
- balance in your life is by standing firm on the rock when the winds of life blow around you
1 Samuel 2:2
2 There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
2 Samuel 22:32
32 For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?
Psalm 62:2
2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
1 Corinthians 16:13
13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
Proverbs 10:25
25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Philippians 1:27
27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;