But in that country there were frequently sudden violent storms; and one day such a storm overtook the two houses. The rain came in torrents, the winds blew, and they beat upon those two houses.
And because the foundation was unstable the house upon the sand began to slip and shake, and by and by cracked open, and fell to pieces, and lay in a ruin beneath the rushing flood.
And the house on the rock? Calm amidst the storm it stood firm. The rain came, and the wind blew and the floods rose, but it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock!
Do you want to know how this story affects our lives?
Do you want to answer that question which perhaps rises up in the depths of your own heart: What am I building up out of my life? And what foundation am I building upon?
There is a verse which tells us very distinctly the answer to that question, if we are asking it in our hearts—
"Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ."
If we come to Him, ask Him to take us just as we are—weak, sinful, unworthy—He will stretch forth His hand and grasp us, and "set our feet upon a Rock and establish our goings."
When once we have come to Christ for pardon, our feet are on the Rock: and then we can begin to build.
You ask what is building?