In Matthew it says that those that hear and obey the word on
God will be like a house that’s built on a rock. No matter what comes their
way-no matter what tragedy strikes-they will stand firm on The Rock! Nothing will
be able to destroy them! Nothing will be able to come against them! We may feel
like we are at the bottom of the pit, and we may feel like it couldn’t get any
worse. But, those who stand firm will not be destroyed!!
 
 
 
But those who turn from the Lord and aren’t obedient to His
word, will be like a house built on sand. As soon as disaster strikes they will
be knocked down and destroyed! They cannot be saved! The bible says that a man that builds his house on sand is a fool, and
the man that builds his house on the rock is wise!
 
God never said that as a follower of Him we wouldn’t go
through times of tragedy and persecution. If anything, He said we would have to
endure even more (here on Earth) than ones that don’t believe and follow him. Because we love
him and live our lives for him, we will be tested beyond our measure. Our faith
and our devotion to Him will surely be tested. Faith is believing in something not yet seen. And, if God is who he says he is, then I have to KNOW that whatever trials come my way, and no matter how hard I fall–He is with me, and will NEVER leave me!! Nothing that has happened in my life so far, and the things that are to come in the future, do not come as a surprise to Him. God knew the things that would try to come against me before I was even a thought on my mother’s mind. And, He has a plan for everything–He will not allow me to be destroyed! I may feel knocked down and lost at times, but He is always there…waiting for me to reach up for His help.
 
So in that, we have to build ourselves on The Rock, Jesus Christ-otherwise
we will NEVER make it!