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
(Mat 7:24-27)
Here is yet
another passage of scripture which has become part of children’s work culture.
It is as popular with kids now as it was 40 or so years ago when we first
started working with children.
Here
it is for any who may not know it:
The
wise man built his house upon the rock
The
wise man built his house upon the rock
The
wise man built his house upon the rock
And
the rain came tumbling down
Oh,
the rain came down
And
the floods came up
The
rain came down
And
the floods came up
The
rain came down
And
the floods came up
And
the house on the rock stood firm.
The
foolish man built his house upon the sand
The
foolish man built his house upon the sand
The
foolish man built his house upon the sand
And
the rain came tumbling down
Oh,
the rain came down
And
the floods came up
The
rain came down
And
the floods came up
The
rain came down
And
the floods came up
And
the house on the sand went "splat!" [clap hands once]
So,
build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ
Build
your house on the Lord Jesus Christ
Build
your house on the Lord Jesus Christ
And
the blessings will come down
Oh,
the blessings will come down
As
your prayers go up
The
blessings will come down
As
your prayers go up
The
blessings will come down
As
your prayer go up
So
build your house on the Lord
This
children’s son, like so many of those songs, has a great eternal message. The
wise man built his life on the one Great Foundation, the Rock, and that Rock is
Jesus Christ. There is no other foundation that has eternal benefit. It is the
foundation that will stand no matter how bad the storm.
The
other option is the foolish man’s choice. It is okay, but when the storm comes
the foundation will wash away and everything will collapse. All the stuff we build
our lives on today will pass away.
There is no other foundation that can be laid than that which is laid in Christ.
There is no other foundation that can be laid than that which is laid in Christ.
So ‘build
your life on the Lord Jesus Christ.’
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