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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Matthew 7:24-27 ESV
24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
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1. Trusting Christ is Wise
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Not only is there mental and emotional security in it, but storms are real. They will come. Some storms are bigger than us.
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2. Trusting Ourselves is Unwise
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When we trust our thoughts and our emotions that change from one season to the next—they're fleeting, we're not stable. When we're not stable, and a storm comes, it might just be our undoing.
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3. It's Not Easy to Understand When it's Easy to Not Understand
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The world is telling us that our subjective feelings are the most important thing. We are being conditioned to not understand. You are being confused on purpose. Satan is the father of lies—all he does is lie.
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4. We Need to be Set Free
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We've been lied to, deceived, tricked, persuaded, or even conditioned to believe that we hold the keys to the best life possible. "If I could just ______ then my life would be really amazing." We're told to trust our feelings and just do whatever and be whoever we want to be. We've abandoned the mission of living more like Christ.
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John 8:31-32 ESV
31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
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Application:
Not only do we need to trust in the truth of Jesus Christ, we need to look around us. There are people who are building their houses on the sand—on the shifting sands of their own feelings, opinions, and perspectives. The people building their houses on the sand are not bad people, they've been misled. They're not anchored to the truth. We need to apply these texts to our life in two ways:
1. We need to remain anchored to the Rock—Jesus Christ, through His word and teaching in the scriptures. Keep reading!
2. We need to care for those who have lost their way. We need to lovingly help them see the truth of who Jesus is. Truth and love are not at odds with each other, they actually point back to the same person—Jesus.
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Matthew 7:24-27 ESV
24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
• • •
1. Trusting Christ is Wise
• • •
Not only is there mental and emotional security in it, but storms are real. They will come. Some storms are bigger than us.
• • •
2. Trusting Ourselves is Unwise
• • •
When we trust our thoughts and our emotions that change from one season to the next—they're fleeting, we're not stable. When we're not stable, and a storm comes, it might just be our undoing.
• • •
3. It's Not Easy to Understand When it's Easy to Not Understand
• • •
The world is telling us that our subjective feelings are the most important thing. We are being conditioned to not understand. You are being confused on purpose. Satan is the father of lies—all he does is lie.
• • •
4. We Need to be Set Free
• • •
We've been lied to, deceived, tricked, persuaded, or even conditioned to believe that we hold the keys to the best life possible. "If I could just ______ then my life would be really amazing." We're told to trust our feelings and just do whatever and be whoever we want to be. We've abandoned the mission of living more like Christ.
• • •
John 8:31-32 ESV
31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
• • •
Application:
Not only do we need to trust in the truth of Jesus Christ, we need to look around us. There are people who are building their houses on the sand—on the shifting sands of their own feelings, opinions, and perspectives. The people building their houses on the sand are not bad people, they've been misled. They're not anchored to the truth. We need to apply these texts to our life in two ways:
1. We need to remain anchored to the Rock—Jesus Christ, through His word and teaching in the scriptures. Keep reading!
2. We need to care for those who have lost their way. We need to lovingly help them see the truth of who Jesus is. Truth and love are not at odds with each other, they actually point back to the same person—Jesus.
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