Two Houses

<p>To test the stability of two houses, engineers simulated a category three hurricane by using powerful fans that produced winds gusts of 100 mph for ten minutes. The first house was built according to a non-hurricane building code and the other was put together with a reinforced roof and floors. The first house shook and eventually collapsed, but the second house survived with only a few cosmetic damages. One of the engineers summarized the study by asking, "Which house would you rather be living in?"</p> <p>Concluding His teaching on values of kingdom living, Jesus said, &ldquo;Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock&rdquo; (Matthew 7:24). The fierce winds blew, but the house survived. In contrast, the person who hears, and doesn&rsquo;t obey, &ldquo;is like a foolish man who built his house on sand&rdquo; (v. 26). The fierce winds blew, and the house collapsed under the intensity of the storm. Jesus presented his audience with two options: build your lives on the solid foundation of obedience to Him or on the unstable sand of your own ways.</p> <p>We too have to make a choice. Will we build our lives on Jesus and obedience to His words or disobedience to His instruction? By the Holy Spirit&rsquo;s help, we can choose to build our lives on Christ.</p>