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Read Luke 6:46-49

The story of the two builders has a lot of different lessons. There are many observations that come from
the story; here is one of my favorite: Verse 46 says, ͞Why do you call me ͚Lord, Lord,͛ and do not do
what I say?͟ In other words, both of these home builders consider themselves Christians. Both of them
believe they have a saving relationship with Jesus. Both call him ͞Lord,͟ yet they both a
 do what he
says to do. Guess what. Jesus tells you what to do for your own benefit. I͛ll repeat that, Jesus tells you
what to do for your own benefit. If you can learn this one lesson, it can change your life. You will no
longer see God as a tyrant who makes rules to make your life miserable. You will see him as a loving
parent who guides your path because he wants what is best for you.

What do the houses have in common?

÷c They were both built by house builders. The story does not say that one was built by a
carpenter and the other by a bread maker. It is assumed that both builders knew how to build
their house, but one cut corners. It says that both builders ͞heard͟ Jesus͛ word, but one chose
to ignore them.
÷c Both houses were going to see a storm. Jesus never says, ͞Follow me, and all your troubles will
be gone͙.͟ it is not a question of ͞if͟ you will see storms in your life. It is only a question of
͞when.͟ In each case, the houses were hit with a storm. One was able to stand firm, and one
was destroyed.
 ÷c Both houses look the same on the outside. This is a great nugget͙. You cannot see the
foundation of a house. If you drive down the street and look at the homes, you have no idea if
they have solid foundations. The same is true with the people next to you in church. You don͛t
know if they have built their ͞homes͟ on the foundation of Christ͛s teaching.

What is different about these houses?

÷c The material that is under the surface. One of these houses is built on the ground. One of them
is built on a solid foundation of bedrock (Jesus͛ teaching.) Remember that Jesus is not limited by
time. (See my post, ͞God͛s Helicopter view times two.͟ While it may seem like it goes against
everything that you have learned so far in life, you must have faith that God knows what is best
for you and can see the ͞whole͟ picture.
÷c The time that it took to build these houses. What is faster, doing the quick job, or doing the job
the right way? What is better? This is obvious on paper, but do you practice it too? Imagine
the one builder sitting in a lawn chair in front of his finished house sipping a cool drink while the
other builder is still in the hole in the ground working on the foundation. Building on Jesus͛
teaching takes more time; it͛s harder work. However, Jesus says it will be worth it when it
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Why does God tell people not to have sex before marriage? Is it because he is mean? Is it because he
does not understand relationships in the year 2010? Or͙ Is it because he wants you to know if you have
a relationship without sex? Which one takes more time? Which one is harder to do? Which one is built
on a solid foundation? Which one is more likely to survive a storm?

Why does God tell people not to lie? Is it because he wants to give your competition a leg up? Is it
because he does not understand life or business in the year 2010? Or͙ is it because he understands
that a lie is a prison that needs more and more lies to keep up. Do you want to be slave to a lie? Are
you smart enough to remember what you said to every person? Can telling the truth be harder? Which
one is built on a solid foundation? Which one is more likely to survive a storm?

Why does God want you to give the first 10% of your income to the local church? Is it because God
͞needs͟ your money? Is it because God does not understand finances in the year 2010? Or͙ is it
because this is the way that God can teach you to not worship money. What does God say about the
love of money? Does it seem logical to give away money? Which one is built on a solid foundation?
Which one is more likely to survive a storm?

How am I saved? I repent and put my trust in Jesus͙ what does that mean, to trust in Jesus? Does it
mean to do what he says even if it does not make sense according to what you have learned in this
world? Which one takes more time? Which one is harder to do? Which one is built on a solid
foundation? Which one is more likely to survive a storm?

Written by Chris Vasecka

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