Gone With The Wind
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Introduction
Introduction
Greetings...
It doesn’t take long, when a great tornado comes through, to determine which houses were built on solid foundations and which ones were not.
When I went to help my wife’s family that had been hit by the last Moore tornado you could see many houses gone and all that was left was the foundations. Most were right were they were supposed to be but not all of them stood firm as some were cracked at even missing.
Jesus, in His great Sermon on the Mount, spoke about the importance of building your house on the proper foundation.
24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
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47 Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. 49 But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”
Without the proper foundation our house will simply be “Gone With The Wind.”
The Wise & Foolish Man’s Foundation
The Wise & Foolish Man’s Foundation
Every person is building a life.
Every person is building a life.
A life that will eventually face the chaotic storms brought on by the sin of this world.
A life that will be forced to respond these storms.
The question is, “what foundation are we building our lives on?”
The question is, “what foundation are we building our lives on?”
The most popular foundation happens to be the foolish foundation.
A great foundation that allows for all these things has several requirement.
This foundation is built upon childish desires.
14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
This foundation is built upon emotions.
It must be square as everything relies on the other.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
It must be solid but still able to adapt to the shifts of the earth beneath it.
This foundation is built upon a hate of knowledge and love for ignorance.
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22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
This foundation thinks it is on solid ground.
22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
The least popular foundation is the wise foundation.
This foundation is built upon maturity.
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12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
This foundation is built upon truth.
5 Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
This foundation knows it is solid ground.
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
Summery
Summery
There are two foundations to choose from, the wise or the foolish but only one of those will we built our lives upon.
Make certain you are choosing the wise foundation and not the foolish one.
The Wise & Foolish Man’s House
The Wise & Foolish Man’s House
The foolish foundation leads to a poorly built home.
The foolish foundation leads to a poorly built home.
When we built upon a foolish foundation we end up building a house not secure but full of problems and no matter how hard we try to make the house great it simply won’t happen.
A house built on a foolish foundation will find itself constantly struggling with spiritual matters.
They will struggle in their prayer life.
7 There is no one who calls upon your name, who rouses himself to take hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us, and have made us melt in the hand of our iniquities.
1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
17 pray without ceasing,
They will struggle with their emotions.
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11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
They will struggle with their attendance.
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25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
The house built upon the foolish foundation can’t withstand the trials and tribulations of life and their spiritual walk with God will suffer because of it.
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49 But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”
The wise foundation leads to a solidly built home.
The wise foundation leads to a solidly built home.
A house built on a wise foundation will never truly struggle with spiritual matters.
Why is this the case, because the house built on the firm foundation of Christ always has a foundation that will keep them strong.
When they struggle spiritually in their prayer life and start to fall they land on a solid foundation which keeps them from sinking anymore and forces them to rise up and build again.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
When they struggle spiritually with their emotions and start to fall they land on a sold foundation which keeps them from sinking anymore and forces them to rise up and build again.
11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:
When they struggle spiritually with their attendance and start to fall they land on a firm foundation that builds them back up.
24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
The house built upon the wise foundation can withstand the trials and tribulations that come its way and will even grow stronger because of them.
47 Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.
Summery
Summery
More people are going to choose the fools foundation and built a shoddy house than the wise foundation and a solid one.
Conclusion
Conclusion
If our foundation is anything other than God and His Word then it doesn’t matter how pricey the materials or how good the carpenter our house will not withstand the storms of life.
It’s only when we tear down everything including the faulty foundation and start over with the right foundation that we will be sound, strong, and solid spiritually.
Invitation
1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; 2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
