Building the House

House:

Everyone of us belongs to a house and part of a household.

LIFE

FAMILY.

CHURCH

NATION.

Every one will be building a house. Whether you know or not you are in the process of building your life, your family, your Church, your Nation.


Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;

Building a house is not easy. It needs  foundations.

Foundations.

24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

Common things

Both are building the houses.

Both are learning from the Same teacher.

Both are going through the storm.

Difference

Did

Didn't do

WISDOM and FOOLISHNEES.

Rock,

Sand

SAND.

Recently when I took the kids to beach the kids were building castles very quickly which look great and beautiful.

But as soon as the Wave came in the rock stayed, but the sand castle wiped off.

The depth of foundation decides how tall a building can be.

The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

Proverbs 14:1 NKJV

Shaunnamite woman

II Kings 4:8 NKJV

Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food.

Shaunnamite woman built her house on the ROCK 

In the storm she was perfect. She said It is Well.

Most Christians do Post Approach than preapproach

SELF WILL.

God's will be done.

It is the denial of self will and say God's will be done. Is the key of Christian Life.

Matthew 21:28‭-‬31 NKJV

“But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’  He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went.  Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go.  Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to Him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.

Matthew 21:28‭-‬31 NKJV

Here we see 2 sons.

Both are sons.

The first one was full of his self will.

When father asked , he said I will not ,very Rash, very self will , I don't care, do what you want to do.

The second son.

Father came to second ,and second said Sir.

Nobody calls Father as Sir.

And this man appears so humble, he didn't even dare to call father as father but he calls sir.

And we get a picture of his speech, we might think thisan obeys whatever the father says.

But he didn't go.

Many people in the Church say Amen to the message, Altar call many people go forward. Looks more humble , you cannot even find a better Christian.

But the moment you go out , if you do your will, you refuse to cancel your own will and say God your will be done.

WISDOM is denying what you think and do God's Will.

WISDOM - requires having Heavenly View.

Most of the times , 

the way we look at situations , we look at people, things, reveal our spiritual status.

Even our response to any situation or any question will reveal how we think. Spiritual or Carnal.

Most people View/understand from a earthly point of view.

Heavenly View, Earthly View.

John 3:3,4

3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born [a]again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”

Nicodemus came and praised Jesus and when Jesus said about born again.
Then Nicodemus said, How can a man be born when he is old.

Most of the times our responses to any situation is earthly.

Those whose sight is set on earthly things builds their foundation on sand. Because their thinking is always on earthly.

And their response is early.

One good test whether you think earthly or heavenly is first thing, when do you goto God's Word in a situation. Do you go first

Finances: Check bank accounts, friends, relatives, loan on credit card. And when no help comes then you goto God.

Sickness: first Google, then doctor, then everyone givesup then God.

WISDOM IS in looking at God's way of looking.

Seated in spiritual places.

Proverbs 24:3,4
Through wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
4 By knowledge the rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.

Building a house needs wisdom.

James 1:5

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him

First part of Wisdom.

In My Fathers house there are many rooms
John 14

14 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many [a]mansions; if it were not so, [b]I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”