Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?
This question sets the premise on foundations. I've often looked at this passage and thought it was grand to build on a strong foundation without taking into account what Jesus said is the strong foundation- Obedience.
Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them,
The key to what is coming...
I will show you what he is like: 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.
Jesus likens doing what he says to having a well built house which is buttressed by the hard work of digging deep to set the foundation. Obedience to God is the foundation.
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.
When we fail to do what he asks, we can expect some things to look pretty good for awhile, but inevitably come crashing down.
House is our character.
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