"Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it."
Matthew 7:24-27
This is one of the better-known stories that Christ taught, talking about houses, but really about the foundations of our testimonies. Christ is asking what our faith is built on, and if it is rooted in Christ and our faith in him, and we are dedicated to taking action on our beliefs and following through with God's commandments, then our testimony is grounded in a solid place, because our faith inspires us to action, and to implementing the gospel in our lives, not just admiring it from afar.
On the other hand, if our testimonies are rooted in something else like a fallible person, or in a certain doctrine, then what happens to our faith when that person falls, or that doctrine doesn't seem to be working in our lives? Will our testimonies crumble?
Today, let's work on making sure that Christ is at the center of our testimonies and all that we do, and that we aren't leaning on a sandy foundation. And then let's make sure that we are reaching beyond belief into faith, which inspires us to action and to putting God's plan to work in our lives, so that it remains an ever nourishing part of our lives and we don't let ourselves stray from it and spiritually starve.
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