In Matthew 7:24-27, Jesus says that whoever listens and follows His teachings is wise, but whoever hears His teachings but does not follow them is a fool. To explain it in a more understandable way, Jesus says that whoever listens and follows His teachings is like a person who builds their house on solid rock. Although the winds, rains, and floodwaters beat against the house, it does not fall because it is built on a firm foundation. Then, He said that whoever hears His teachings but does not follow them is like a person who builds their house on sand. Unlike the wise person whose house was able to withstand the storm, the foolish person’s house collapsed when the storm hit.

We can be one of those two people. We can either be the wise person who heard and followed His teachings, or we can be the foolish person who heard but ignored His teachings. When we face challenges, hardships, trials, and temptations, I hope our foundation is Christ so that we will be able to stand firm on His Word, and resist any storm that comes our way.

There is a song called, “Firm Foundation (He Won’t),” by Cody Carnes that is about Christ being our firm foundation. In the song, it says, “Christ is my firm foundation, The Rock on which I stand.” It matches the example that Jesus is using perfectly and it conveys a great message. We are so blessed to have Jesus in our lives as our firm foundation so that we can stand against Satan, his evil schemes, and the weight of this world.

Suggested prayer: God, thank you for being the firm foundation in my life. Please help me to be able to withstand the storms that try to tear me down. As long as I have you as my Rock, I can stand against anything and everything, and I can come out of it stronger than I was before. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen.

1. Matthew 7:24 (NLT).

Today’s Encounter was written by: Gianna B.