24 Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it. (Matthew 7:24–27, ESV)
It matters what we do with the words of Christ and the words of His apostles and prophets (1 Cor. 14:37). Wise men and women listen to the words of Christ and actually do them. Like the well-grounded house, they withstand the withering storms of life. Their faith is secure, animated by obedience, not dead and barren (Jas. 2:17, 20). On the other hand, to hear Christ’s words and fail to do them is truly foolish. The world cannot offer anything that will withstand the tempest of temptation, sin and eternal death. Jesus does. Jesus saves. But, you must listen to Him and obey Him for Him to save you (see Matt. 7:21). Listen to the Scriptures and obey Jesus. Be wise.
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