July 22 - Matthew 7:24-27

“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. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

The other day my sister and I were talking about how to teach morals to kids without them having a foundation which can not be shaken.  This is one of those things that frustrates her completely as she attempts to instill some sense of right and wrong in her students.

If we don’t believe in God, on whose authority do we base our moral structure? Our own? That is as feeble as we are and can ebb and flow as we live out our daily lives.

We might rely on the policing authority in our country, but that is more a system of negative response to our actions than it is a positive desire on our parts to do good in obedience to God’s love.

I didn't have a good answer for my sister.  I can’t imagine attempting to teach morality without a foundation that is on the rock.  Anything else gives way.

As Christians, we can withstand the storms, because our house is built upon the rock of Jesus Christ.  Remember that you have that foundation with the rains come down and the winds beat on your life.  You won’t wash away, you will stay safe.