These words from our ultimate prophet
by Kathy Matuschka
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Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock (Matthew 7:24).
Jesus, our ultimate prophet, has been holding the floor since the beginning of Matthew 5, and as he finishes speaking, we note that the crowd is amazed by his authority.
Jesus has been warning about false prophets and has just identified himself as the Son of God (verse 21), leaving us in no doubt that he means to challenge the authority of the teachers of the law (verses 28,29). However, in challenging the status quo, Jesus does not leave the crowd or reader in a vacuum. Jesus has just gone to great lengths to paint for us pictures of the kingdom of God so that we can begin to imagine what this new kingdom might be like.
Standing on both his own and his Heavenly Father’s authority, Jesus claims that paying attention to what he says and putting his words into practice is like building a house (our lives) on a rock foundation.
How was the past year or two for you? Have rains been coming down a bit too heavy, and have strong winds been blowing in your life? If so, I pray that you have also known Jesus’ words to be true and trustworthy: as the windows of your life rattled and maybe even a few tiles flew off, you did not fall.
Thanks be to God.
Dear Lord Jesus, as the storms rage, help me hear your voice. Holy Spirit, inspire me as I read and meditate on Jesus’ words and put them into practice in my life. May my life also provide a safe haven for others in their storms. Amen.
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