October 14th, 2025
This week, I want to ask a simple question that’s been on my heart: what’s your house built on? Jesus told a parable to this effect with profound application, especially today! Matthew 7:24-27 says,
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
Jesus’ listeners would have understood the spiritual application of this parable because of the architectural practices of the day. In rocky places, like Jerusalem, there were structures with foundations literally cut into the bedrock—completely immovable. Luke 6:47-49 gives us another perspective of this teaching. Jesus said,
“Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”
This parable would have resonated with His listeners because they would have understood the importance of digging down to the bedrock to build a stable structure. However, it applies just as much to us today. None of us would choose to live in a home without a stable foundation, but how many of us apply this truth to our spiritual homes?
Our lives, our families, our churches, our ministries, and our businesses will only stand strong when they are built on a stable foundation. Jesus made clear there is only one stable foundation—the Word of God. You can’t build your life on good principles, strong morals, or your feelings—even if they’re good. The only thing that never changes is the Word of God. Isaiah 40:8 says,
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”
John 1:1-3 says of Jesus Himself:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.”
Jesus is the unchanging Word of God. He is the Messiah—the only Son of God. The church is built on Him alone (Matthew 16:13-18). This aligns with Ephesians 2:19-22, which says,
“You are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.”
In biblical times, the cornerstone was the most important part of the foundation, and it was always placed first. It was the strongest and largest stone and served as the reference point for the rest of the foundation. Every other stone had to be aligned to it and level with it. If the cornerstone of a foundation was off, the entire structure would be unstable. Psalm 118:22 prophesied of Jesus saying,
“The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
Jesus quoted this very verse as He entered Jerusalem to lay down His life for the sins of the world (Matthew 21:42).
I ask you again, what is your house built on? Is the cornerstone of your life Jesus Himself or have you tried to align Him with some other cornerstone? Are your thoughts, beliefs, and actions rooted in the truth of God’s Word? If not, your house may look good and stand for a season, but when any storms come, it will fail. There is only one foundation strong enough to build our lives on, and it’s Jesus—the Word of God made flesh.
This has been on my heart this week because of one simple statement. I heard a preacher say, “The problem is that sand is made from rock.” The comment was made in passing, but it captured my attention. See, sand is created by the erosion and weathering of rocks. By the time rocks are broken down into the tiny grains of sand we are familiar with, there is other matter mixed in, but sand is primarily ground rock. This is significant spiritually because so many people think they’re building their house on rock, but it’s actually fragments of what used to be rock.
If you take aspects of the Word of God and mix it with your feelings, your opinions, your goals and desires, you’ve created a sandy mixture. If you build your life on that mixture, it may work for a season, but when storms come, when winds blow or rains beat against the walls, your house won’t stand. Only Jesus—the whole, undiluted, uneroded, unchanging Word of God—is stable enough to build your life on. He is the only One who is strong enough to be the cornerstone of the church and the foundation of our lives.
This week, I encourage you to inspect your foundation as I have this week. Is it mixed with fragments of truth or are you standing on the undiluted Word of God? 1 Corinthians 3:11 says,
“For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
His Word will stand up to every wave, wind, and storm. Your life will be unmovable if you are standing on the truth. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. David understood this truth when he prayed,
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
His Word is a rock and a refuge. As you stand on His Word and trust His strength and faithfulness, you don’t have to fear the storms. He is a strong foundation and the only place we can surely stand!
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
Jesus’ listeners would have understood the spiritual application of this parable because of the architectural practices of the day. In rocky places, like Jerusalem, there were structures with foundations literally cut into the bedrock—completely immovable. Luke 6:47-49 gives us another perspective of this teaching. Jesus said,
“Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”
This parable would have resonated with His listeners because they would have understood the importance of digging down to the bedrock to build a stable structure. However, it applies just as much to us today. None of us would choose to live in a home without a stable foundation, but how many of us apply this truth to our spiritual homes?
Our lives, our families, our churches, our ministries, and our businesses will only stand strong when they are built on a stable foundation. Jesus made clear there is only one stable foundation—the Word of God. You can’t build your life on good principles, strong morals, or your feelings—even if they’re good. The only thing that never changes is the Word of God. Isaiah 40:8 says,
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”
John 1:1-3 says of Jesus Himself:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.”
Jesus is the unchanging Word of God. He is the Messiah—the only Son of God. The church is built on Him alone (Matthew 16:13-18). This aligns with Ephesians 2:19-22, which says,
“You are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.”
In biblical times, the cornerstone was the most important part of the foundation, and it was always placed first. It was the strongest and largest stone and served as the reference point for the rest of the foundation. Every other stone had to be aligned to it and level with it. If the cornerstone of a foundation was off, the entire structure would be unstable. Psalm 118:22 prophesied of Jesus saying,
“The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
Jesus quoted this very verse as He entered Jerusalem to lay down His life for the sins of the world (Matthew 21:42).
I ask you again, what is your house built on? Is the cornerstone of your life Jesus Himself or have you tried to align Him with some other cornerstone? Are your thoughts, beliefs, and actions rooted in the truth of God’s Word? If not, your house may look good and stand for a season, but when any storms come, it will fail. There is only one foundation strong enough to build our lives on, and it’s Jesus—the Word of God made flesh.
This has been on my heart this week because of one simple statement. I heard a preacher say, “The problem is that sand is made from rock.” The comment was made in passing, but it captured my attention. See, sand is created by the erosion and weathering of rocks. By the time rocks are broken down into the tiny grains of sand we are familiar with, there is other matter mixed in, but sand is primarily ground rock. This is significant spiritually because so many people think they’re building their house on rock, but it’s actually fragments of what used to be rock.
If you take aspects of the Word of God and mix it with your feelings, your opinions, your goals and desires, you’ve created a sandy mixture. If you build your life on that mixture, it may work for a season, but when storms come, when winds blow or rains beat against the walls, your house won’t stand. Only Jesus—the whole, undiluted, uneroded, unchanging Word of God—is stable enough to build your life on. He is the only One who is strong enough to be the cornerstone of the church and the foundation of our lives.
This week, I encourage you to inspect your foundation as I have this week. Is it mixed with fragments of truth or are you standing on the undiluted Word of God? 1 Corinthians 3:11 says,
“For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
His Word will stand up to every wave, wind, and storm. Your life will be unmovable if you are standing on the truth. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. David understood this truth when he prayed,
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
His Word is a rock and a refuge. As you stand on His Word and trust His strength and faithfulness, you don’t have to fear the storms. He is a strong foundation and the only place we can surely stand!
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