[The Glory Unveiled]
But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ( Matthew 7:26 )
Building a house isn’t an easy task as it involves many processes and activities. For this reason, anyone who intends to build is sure their house is well built, having the right foundation that can withstand the pressures and external forces. In our anchor verse of scripture, Jesus explains to His listeners that it was good to listen to the word of God but that alone is not enough. We need to go further to practice what we heard. In fact, the evidence that we heard the word is when we practice it. So, telling everyone that we fellowship somewhere or we have heard a sermon is not as important to God as practicing it. The matter of being practitioners of the word is so important that Jesus compares a practitioner of the word to a wise builder and non practitioners to foolish men who build on the sand. If we indeed heard the word of God, it will show in our attitude, what we build. If we don’t practice it, then we will build on grounds that cannot hold the building. We must not only be hearers of the word but doers also.
Prayer_Bead: Gracious Lord, thank you for your sweet word of life, give me the grace and attitude to practice it. May I not only hear but also practice what I hear. In Jesus’ name.
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