“Make it a great day, or not, the choice is yours.”

“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. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation 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. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
Matthew 7:24-27

Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:19

Bottom Line

Hear and do or hear and don’t, the choice is yours.

Contrasts

1. Hearing vs. Doing
2. Rock vs. Sand
3. Stormfall vs. Housefall

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
James 1:22-25

Authentic faith requires action.

Faith founded on sand is:

• Confusing
• Posturing
• Excusing

Action Steps

Prayer

• Is my faith solid or sandy? Ask God to reveal the specific areas to begin living out.
• Where might there be misalignment between what I say I believe and what I live out?
• Sit with curiosity

Practice

• Read through the Sermon on the Mount, picking one practice I can apply this week