FEBRUARY 8 | LUKE 6:46-49
- Diane Ward
- Feb 8, 2025
- 2 min read
DAILY READING
REFLECTION
WISE AND FOOLISH BUILDER
By Diane Ward
When my son passed away unexpectedly, it felt like an earthquake, nothing was stable or solid for a long time. Often the storms of life follow with a great calm. Circumstances of life come to all. What are we standing on? James (verse 1:17) said ”God’s promises do not change like shifting sands.” I was never afraid of heights standing on a scaffold hanging wallpaper or stepping into shifting sands as I was skiing in murky water. I know the feeling of unsure footing. Through the years I have learned to lean on God, to rest in Him and calm my soul. Life is fragile. “Fear not the storm!” (Matthew 10:28)
Jesus told a story about two home builders. They had similar supplies and plans and identical aspirations. Each wanted to build a house. One preferred the cheap and easily accessed land of sand. The other opted for the more expensive yet more durable foundation of stone.
“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. Rain came down, streams rose, and winds blew and beat against that house, and it did not fall because it had its foundation built on the rock." (Matthew 7:24)
Jesus is the Builder, the Architect, and the Cornerstone. He is Petra, “Peter, on this rock I will build my church, and not even death will be able to overcome it.” (Matthew 16:18) The disciples on the Sea of Galilee were in a fierce storm, fearing to sink. Jesus came to them walking on the water. "This was the first time the disciples worshiped Jesus, they exclaimed, “'Truly you are the Son of God!'” (Matthew 14:32)
When we were children, we sang; “The wise man built his house upon a rock and the rain came tumbling down.” God smiles on His children in the eye of the storm. (Psalm 138:7) Fear not the storm currently sweeping through your life. A blessing is in the storm and there will be rich fruit in the afterward. (Henry Ward Beecher.)
PRAYER
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for your Presence in the storms of Life. We could not withstand them alone. Amen.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DIANE WARD
I love to research and learn something new I hadn’t considered. From 2015 through present, I continue to write on fifth Fridays. Bless us all who write and share the Word of God! We never know who might find peace and grace along the way, including us!
I just lost my son. I'm struggling through the storm. Praying for peace. My foundation has been shaken.
Diane- Thank you for bearing witness to how the Lord is a solid foundation through the storms