Well Built Home

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. (Matthew 7:24)

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a curious thing. For many years it has been the object of curiosity and even admiration. One writer said that it continues to be a place where people come to celebrate something built crooked. According to engineers the degree of being out of plumb is increasing. It will never right itself and one day will fall. The problem lies in its foundation.
The way we build our lives can result in visible crookedness. The pain that comes from crooked living does not give us cause to celebrate, although it may become a spectacle! The problem with crooked living is that somewhere our lives are built on the wrong foundation or we became detached from the right one.
When we come to the determination that our life is off center, we must have come to the realization that there can be only one standard of measure. God measures our lives like someone holding up a plumb line. He is the true standard of measure for right living. A beautiful life is one that has been rebuilt on a more secure and solid foundation. A rebuilt life glorifies God.
WISE MEN BUILD THEIR HOUSE ON THE ROCK.

I. THE ROCK IS THE FOUNDATION. Building on rock is the most secure method of construction. It keeps our house from shifting, sinking or settling. God’s principles for right living is our solid foundation. Submission to His authority stabilizes our home.

II. THE ROCK IS GOD’S AUTHORITY. God’s authority is solid, stable, and immovable. It is unchanging, unlike sand that shifts when floodwaters come. His authority is universal and beyond this world. We can build upon His authority. His teaching is the “building code” for building successful lives.

III. OBEDIENCE TO GOD BUILDS OUR HOUSE. It is our contribution to fasten our house to the foundation. It takes time to do this and we must be intentional. When we hear His word and fail to obey, we build on an inferior foundation. Building on sand is foolish. The house will not survive the storms of life. Even when we build a “good house”, doing good things, unless we are grounded into the foundation, we will “slip-slide” away. Our lives are only as safe as hearing God’s word and applying it. We take risks when we take shortcuts. Foolish builders skip steps, building unstable lives.

A WELL BUILT HOME IS A HOME BUILT WISELY.
HEARING AND DOING THE WORD OF GOD BUILDS THE HOUSE WISELY.
WISE MEN BUILD THEIR HOUSE ON THE ROCK.