The Sermons of Jesus, Part 36

The grand finale of the Sermon on the Plain was delivered to the people of Judea in the first century, but it’s aimed at those living today. Let us look at the ending of the chapter.

“46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you whom he is like: 48 he is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock; and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it; for it was founded upon a rock. 49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemantly, and immeciately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.”

Look at the edifice of your soul. Do you have a foundation of working the work of Christ? What do you mean, preacher? We are saved by grace, not works. Yes by grace are we saved, but for the purpose of doing the work of Christ, which is rooted in the twin commandments Jesus gave, LOVE God and LOVE your neighbor. Love is the work of Christ.

Jesus told us to be aware of the intention behind everything we do, and be sure it is love. If we don’t love, we are just acting out, like in a play, for the crowd to enjoy. Dig deep into your heart, that part of your soul that is the seat of volition, reason and feelings. Find the Rock that is Christ’s love. And build your house of faith upon it. Then none of the storms and floods of the devil’s attacks upon you can shake your faith, you have a foundation.

In the time this was delivered, not many people dared to call this itinerant preacher and teacher from Nazareth Lord. Today we have millions who do so for the purpose of garnering the good will of the crowds. They don’t care one whit about Jesus. Nor do they have a speck of love in their hearts for God or their fellow human beings. They have no foundation, and when the trials of the devil come upon them, they abandon the pretense and go their own selfish way. The choice they make is to separate themselves from the grace of God.

Well let me warn you, there’s only one place in all of creation that you can be separate from God, and it was made for the rebellious angels, not for men and women. If you chose to be separate from God, He has only one option to grant you your choice, you’re going to hell. It isn’t a matter of punishment, it’s a mercy to put people who hate God in a place where they’re no longer exposed to the eternal presence of their Creator. And people go into it with both eyes open.

I urge you to take what Jesus has taught in these two sermons into the core of your being. Make them the foundation of your life. And live the life Christ promised, abundant life. Build your house upon the Rock!

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