While God promised not to destroy the earth as a form of punishment through a world-wide flood in Genesis 8, localized storms still do extreme damage to various cities and towns annually. Some people lose their cars, others personal possessions and the unfortunate may lose their entire house as it’s washed away from its foundation. Mikes Chair sings about this in their song Let the Waters Rise.
So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them [obeying them] will be like a [p]sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock. 25 And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a stupid (foolish) man who built his house upon the sand. 27 And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great and complete was the fall of it, Matthew 7:24-27.
The fairy tale of the Three Little Pigs is based upon Jesus’ words above. As a homeowner of a property on sandy soil, a fast-moving rainstorm easily erodes portions of the ground in my steep backyard. While I have been proactive by protecting this soil with rocks and a brick wall, flood waters move whenever they want. However, when your foundation is built upon solid ground, where Jesus becomes the cornerstone of your faith, you can say to any storm “let the waters rise.” May these words stick with you in 2023.
by Jay Mankus
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