Anyone who listens to
my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid
rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds
beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock. But
anyone who hears my teaching and ignores it is foolish, like a person who
builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat
against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash (Matthew 7:24-27).
The foundation of a house determines its strength. Wind and
Water are powerful forces of nature, but a house built on the right foundation
can remain strong when they rise against it.
Likewise, a person who chooses to be a doer of the Word has
a firm foundation in life. Adversity has many faces and comes to us from so
many sources, but a person who chooses to live life by obeying the Word will
come out on top every time!
The Word never changes nor will it ever fade into useless
nothingness. It’s eternal (Matthew 24:35). The Word will always accomplish the
purpose for which it was sent (Isaiah 55:11). The Word has been sent by the
Father to produce forgiveness, healing, strength, love, joy, patience, victory,
prosperity, and abundance. The Father is always watching over His Word to make
it good where believed (Jeremiah 1:12). Earthly things wear out, but the Word
endures and is ageless (Isaiah 40:8). It stronger than rock, and is forever
established (Psalm 119:89). The Father will never break the covenant He has
with His Word. It will always produce fruit, and will be honored by the Father
in the life of whoever believes it (Psalm 89:34)!
Since the Father’s Word is so sure, the best assurance of a
blessed future is obeying and lining your life up with the Word now. A step
away from the Word is inviting disaster. A decision to go your own way at the
neglect of the Word is an invitation for the thief to invade your life by
stealing, killing, and destroying in some way. It’s a real bad idea to forsake
the Word for your own way!
I’m still amazed at how a person can hear the Word week
after week, month after month, and year after year, and still refuse to act on
it when challenges come. Don’t ever let yourself get so burdened that you make
a decision that is contrary to the Word. Never
turn a deaf ear to God’s will as found in the Word. That decision is a disaster
in the making. The flood and winds of life will destroy a person who
willfully chooses to ignore the Father’s counsel.
Over the years I’ve seen people overcome great adversity and
succeed when failure seemed apparent by simply firmly choosing to obey God’s
Word when it was not the most convenient or the most comfortable thing to do.
You’ll always come out on top if you’ll
obey God and stand on His Word. It’s not always the easiest route. And yes,
there are challenges when you choose the Father’s way through the Word. But the
end result will always be the same.
Victory, success, peace, and joy will rule your life!
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