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Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
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Jesus’ words are then contrasted with His following statement, saying that everyone who hears His words and does not act upon them is like a foolish man who has built his house on sand. {Mat.7:26} A house built on the rock, a solid foundation, can weather storms, while one built on sand would suffer a great fall.

It is impossible to read or hear the news today in papers, radio, television or Internet and not be aware of climate change. A significant issue indeed. And that, contrary to what you may hear, is not the work of mother nature—it is Father God! He controls the weather, and a storm is coming. It would be profitable for us to recall the account of Jesus and His disciples crossing the sea in a boat after He was teaching.

The Lord was asleep in the stern when a fierce gale arose and His disciples, with four experienced fishermen among them, woke Him saying, ‘Do you not care that we are perishing?’ {Mar.4:35-41} It is reasonable to believe that He did not think the storm was life threatening. While the disciples were headed for the other side, Jesus was headed to the cross and wind and rain could not stop that! So He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm. The reaction of those who were with Him was to be astounded to realize that ‘even the wind and sea obey Him!’

It was revealed long before by the words of God to Job saying among other references that it is God who directs the path of the lightning. {Job 36:32} To David who said that it is God who covers the heavens with clouds, who provides rain for the earth. {Ps.147:8} Proclaiming through Jeremiah that God causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain, and brings out the wind from His storehouses. {Jer.10:13} Etc., etc., etc.

If you had not heard those words before, please hear them now—and act on them! If you do not believe them it is probably because you were taught by the world that it is just science that has the truth, while they think and teach that God’s Word is just an ancient myth! God’s Word is not a myth, it is truth! So Jesus prayed to the Father in the garden, ‘Sanctify them in truth; Thy Word is truth.’ {John 17:17}

The simple truth is that God is in control! He determines the boundaries of our habitation, it is He who appoints kings and rulers, it is He who ordains the length of our lives on this old planet, and it is He who offers us the gift of eternal life purchased by the shed blood of His Son Jesus Christ. The Word is true, the world lies—choose well!

“He (Jesus) also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?” (Luke 12:54-56 ESV)

TRUST GOD AND LIVE BY HIS WORD