Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

Do you remember the story of the three little pigs? The first pig built a house of straw. The second pig built a house of sticks. But the wolf came and easily blew those houses down. The third pig, though, built a house of bricks. And no matter how hard the wolf tried, he wasn’t strong enough to prevail against the brick house.

That children’s story is similar to the parable told by Jesus in Matthew 7. Every time you hear principles from God’s Word you have the choice of building your life on sand or rock. When you chose to ignore God’s principles, you are building on your own personal foundation that is destined to crumble. But when you choose to follow God’s principles, you are building a life that cannot be destroyed.

How secure is your foundation? If you have been building on the wrong foundation, it is not too late to start a new building project. You can leave the sand and start a new construction site on the solid rock of Jesus Christ.