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Daily Devotion - Episode 148 - Our Life Built on the Rock
So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, will be like a wise man [a far-sighted, practical, and sensible man] who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them, will be like a foolish (stupid) man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great and complete was its fall. Matthew 7:24-27
When we fail to follow God’s commands, we are like the foolish builder, and we are only deceiving ourselves. God’s commands provide everything we need to endure this life until the end. Where people may fail is in humbly accepting that sometimes the things God allows in life may bring sorrow, stress, and unpleasant circumstances. This is where we are tempted to drift down our own paths of control. We want relief, we want fast results, and we struggle with appeasing to our own flesh. While our ways may seem to yield results, they will always lack the solid foundation that is needed to make our lives (our spiritual houses) stand against tough times that cannot be avoided.
The Lord tells us in John 14:15, that if we love Him we will keep His commandments. In other words, if we love Him, we will obey Him. Obedience isn’t always easy, but we can rest in knowing that God isn’t crooked or shady. He has our best interests in mind, He loves us, and His ways are so much better than ours. Obedience brings forth protection, provision, spiritual strengthening, and deliverance. We don’t serve a God who is just interested in exerting force and dominating His people. When we choose to obey, we are choosing a life that is protected, overflowing with God’s abundance, spiritually nourished and filled with wisdom, and shielded from the tactics of the enemy. As we walk in obedience, we build a life on the rock that will never fail, and that rock dear reader, is Jesus Christ.
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-our-life-on-the-rock/
When we fail to follow God’s commands, we are like the foolish builder, and we are only deceiving ourselves. God’s commands provide everything we need to endure this life until the end. Where people may fail is in humbly accepting that sometimes the things God allows in life may bring sorrow, stress, and unpleasant circumstances. This is where we are tempted to drift down our own paths of control. We want relief, we want fast results, and we struggle with appeasing to our own flesh. While our ways may seem to yield results, they will always lack the solid foundation that is needed to make our lives (our spiritual houses) stand against tough times that cannot be avoided.
The Lord tells us in John 14:15, that if we love Him we will keep His commandments. In other words, if we love Him, we will obey Him. Obedience isn’t always easy, but we can rest in knowing that God isn’t crooked or shady. He has our best interests in mind, He loves us, and His ways are so much better than ours. Obedience brings forth protection, provision, spiritual strengthening, and deliverance. We don’t serve a God who is just interested in exerting force and dominating His people. When we choose to obey, we are choosing a life that is protected, overflowing with God’s abundance, spiritually nourished and filled with wisdom, and shielded from the tactics of the enemy. As we walk in obedience, we build a life on the rock that will never fail, and that rock dear reader, is Jesus Christ.
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-our-life-on-the-rock/
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By DevotableSo everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, will be like a wise man [a far-sighted, practical, and sensible man] who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them, will be like a foolish (stupid) man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great and complete was its fall. Matthew 7:24-27
When we fail to follow God’s commands, we are like the foolish builder, and we are only deceiving ourselves. God’s commands provide everything we need to endure this life until the end. Where people may fail is in humbly accepting that sometimes the things God allows in life may bring sorrow, stress, and unpleasant circumstances. This is where we are tempted to drift down our own paths of control. We want relief, we want fast results, and we struggle with appeasing to our own flesh. While our ways may seem to yield results, they will always lack the solid foundation that is needed to make our lives (our spiritual houses) stand against tough times that cannot be avoided.
The Lord tells us in John 14:15, that if we love Him we will keep His commandments. In other words, if we love Him, we will obey Him. Obedience isn’t always easy, but we can rest in knowing that God isn’t crooked or shady. He has our best interests in mind, He loves us, and His ways are so much better than ours. Obedience brings forth protection, provision, spiritual strengthening, and deliverance. We don’t serve a God who is just interested in exerting force and dominating His people. When we choose to obey, we are choosing a life that is protected, overflowing with God’s abundance, spiritually nourished and filled with wisdom, and shielded from the tactics of the enemy. As we walk in obedience, we build a life on the rock that will never fail, and that rock dear reader, is Jesus Christ.
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-our-life-on-the-rock/
When we fail to follow God’s commands, we are like the foolish builder, and we are only deceiving ourselves. God’s commands provide everything we need to endure this life until the end. Where people may fail is in humbly accepting that sometimes the things God allows in life may bring sorrow, stress, and unpleasant circumstances. This is where we are tempted to drift down our own paths of control. We want relief, we want fast results, and we struggle with appeasing to our own flesh. While our ways may seem to yield results, they will always lack the solid foundation that is needed to make our lives (our spiritual houses) stand against tough times that cannot be avoided.
The Lord tells us in John 14:15, that if we love Him we will keep His commandments. In other words, if we love Him, we will obey Him. Obedience isn’t always easy, but we can rest in knowing that God isn’t crooked or shady. He has our best interests in mind, He loves us, and His ways are so much better than ours. Obedience brings forth protection, provision, spiritual strengthening, and deliverance. We don’t serve a God who is just interested in exerting force and dominating His people. When we choose to obey, we are choosing a life that is protected, overflowing with God’s abundance, spiritually nourished and filled with wisdom, and shielded from the tactics of the enemy. As we walk in obedience, we build a life on the rock that will never fail, and that rock dear reader, is Jesus Christ.
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-our-life-on-the-rock/