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Building a House on the Rock

Monday, DECEMBER 2, 2024

Everyone then who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.

—Matthew 7:24-25 (BSB)

There are some truths that we need to stand on. These are the truths that help carry us through the most unthinkable of moments, truths that we can find ourselves wrapped inside of and comforted by. Truths that are wider and deeper than the trite platitudes that we here at Everything Happens love to debunk. (What doesn’t kill you doesn’t always make you stronger, Aileen!) When our lives are coming undone, we no longer have the patience for feeble attempts to repair or want to gloss over the pain that we are experiencing. There are often no words that can fill the aching gap. The fix that is needed is a solid one, a fulsome one that restores and brings peace. I think that must be what Jesus meant when he said to build your house on the rock. When the storms inevitably come (notice he doesn’t say “if” or “in case of emergencies”), we need something firmer to stand upon. 

By coming to earth, Jesus came as our firm foundation—one of love, truth, compassion, and long-faithfulness—not empty niceties. It is here where we can find rest from the storm and truths we can stand on.  


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