Facing the Rainy Seasons in Life Part 2

Practice- Matthew 7:24-27 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice…

Whose words? If you hang out here regularly at New Vision, you are probably aware that we just finished up several months of studying the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus preached to the people. The last part of this chapter is the ending of that sermon. The words that are being referred to here are the words of Jesus, telling us how to live and how to treat others. Now he is telling us to put His teachings into practice.

The wise man heard his teachings and put them into practice.

He built his house on the rock and when the rains came, it did not fall. The foolish man who heard the teachings of Jesus and did not put them into practice, built his house on sand, and when the rains come, it fell with a big crash. In James 1:5- If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

We must love the Lord our God with all heart, all our mind, all our soul and with all our strength. We must love others. We must believe in Him and believe He can do what he says he can do. We must trust God. We must ask God for His wisdom and understanding. We must practice what He says and follow His teachings.