Building Our House on the Rock

Jesus does not promise that life will be easy for us. The storms came to both houses in his parable (Luke 6:46-49). But the house with a foundation fastened to the bedrock survived the storm and the flood. In this Sermon on the Plain, Jesus adapts his parable to the building conditions there. The one who hears his words and does them is the one who digs deep and keeps digging until he finds bedrock. Only when we make the attempt to follow Jesus' way of life seriously, (i.e. loving enemies, forgiving, giving generously, having mercy on people) do we discover how much we need the grace of Jesus to walk in his ways. Life is designed to teach us our need for Jesus. It makes get past the insubstantial sand and soil--down to the bedrock of his mercy and grace.