Good morning. This is from Matthew chapter 7 starting with verse 24. Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock. And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act upon them, will be like a foolish man, who built this house upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the wind blew, and burst against that house; and it fell, and great was it's fall. It says the one who hears God's word and acts upon them that person may be compared to a wise man who built his house upon the rock. James said to be a doer and not just a hearer of the words. A lot of Christians sit in church and hear words from the preacher. They say yes and amen; but they don't act upon the words. Some of them even want their ears tickled. They don't want to hear words that say they've done wrong. When you are a doer of God's word then nothing can defeat you. Rain, flood, wind – nothing made the house fall. That's because your foundation stone is the rock - remember that Jesus said upon this rock I will build my church. The one who hears God's words and does not act upon them will perish. They will not be able to stand against the storms of life. They will seek shelter in the things of the world. How do you know if someone is acting upon God's word, and who is the one that just listens but does not act? Verse 16 you will know them by their fruits. Every good tree bears good fruit every bad tree bears bad fruit. What kind of fruit do you see in that person's life? Of course is easy to show good fruit when nothing bad is happening; when there is no storm beating against your life. You have built your life upon the rock, and you will stand in the time of storm. You have heard God's words and acted upon them. You bear good fruit in every situation. Father help the reader to continually act upon Your word; to stand strong on the firm foundation in the time of storm so that nothing will defeat him/her.

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