~ WHAT IS THREATENING OUR HOUSE?
In yesterday’s devotional, it was clear that Jesus Christ used the word “house” as a metaphor for the life of the believer in Matthew 7:24-27.
A look back at our text , Jesus mentions three threats to our houses: rains, floods, and winds.
What might these things look like in our everyday lives?
Rains can vary greatly:
They can be a foggy drizzle that sucks the joy out of our day. They can be light – we may need an umbrella, but we can still go about our business.
Or they can be out and out downpours that we can’t even see through, complete with terrifying thunder and lightning.
Taken together these are the everyday troubles of life.
Some troubles are small, persistent and annoying.
Some are more troublesome.
And some storms are swift, unexpected, and overwhelming.
Floods are obviously times when an all-out life threatening disaster is coming at us:
A catastropic illness,
The death of a loved one,
A divorce,
A job loss, or financial ruin.
We are in real danger of being swept off our feet and drowned.
Winds can be seen as “words.” Words that have great power to either build up or tear down.
The wind of words that beat against our houses are things like
The thoughtless remarks from a friend,
A harsh rebuke from a boss,
A heartless, cowardly attack online by an internet troll.
Or maybe worst of all, the negative, defeating self-talk we subject ourselves to all day long.
Jesus tells us that hearing and doing His words (in obedience) will empower us to withstand these forces.
He actually promises that our houses will not fall.
I especially love what it says in Luke 6:47-48
”Everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and obeys them, I will show you whom he is like:
he is like a [far-sighted, practical, and sensible] man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock;
and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and yet could not shake it, because it had been securely built and founded on the rock.” – Luke 6:47-48 AMP
Jesus affirmed that:
Not only will our houses (lives) not be destroyed, they won’t even be shaken! NOW THAT IS A FIRM FOUNDATION! If I ever see one.
Jesus also WARNED us in Luke 6:49
”But the one who has [merely] heard and has not practiced [what I say], is like a [foolish] man who built a house (lives) on the ground without any foundation, and the torrent burst against it; and it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”
Luke 6:49 AMP
JESUS INVITES US TO HAVE THE WISDOM TO BUILD A SOLID and FIRM FOUNDATION FOR OUR LIVES BY DOING HIS WILL.
NOW LET US PRAY
Holy God, thank You for giving us Your Word, on which we can build a firm foundation.
Give us the divine wisdom to obey Your will as You promised in James 1:5.
Lord, help us not to be blind to the lies of the enemy of our souls who is bent on lying and deceiving us to not do Your will.
Holy Spirit of the Living God, empower us, as only You can to make choices that builds our foundation on a daily basis.
Father, we trust You with our foundation, help us and our loved ones be drawn into the desire to choose to obey You.
Protect us at all times Lord and abide with us.
In Jesus most precious name, I pray. Amen 
Have a blessed day 
