Text: Matt. 7:24-29
7:24-27. Christ ended his sermon with a concluding illustration of the two foundations, and He begins with the word therefore. On the basis of all that He has taught and illustrated, He concluded that all who both hear and do His sayings shall be saved, and have real peace and joyful life because only Jesus can give us salvation, peace and joy. As a great Master Counselor, Jesus reminded His listener that hearing this message alone will not change his life. He must both hear and do what Jesus has said. The elements of the closing illustration are drawn from the simplicity of nature itself, the rock, the rain, and the winds. The man whose house collapsed was at fault, not because he failed to labor, but because he did not lay the proper foundation. The shifting sand represents human opinion and the doctrines of men as opposed to “these sayings”.
7:28. The entire Sermon on the Mount is addressed to believers and presupposes faith in Jesus as Messiah. The works done by the believer are not based on himself but on the “rock”(v.24), who ultimately is Christ Himself(1 Cor. 10:4). He is the personal embodiment of all His teachings. Thus, when He finished the discourse, the people were astonished. Amazement engulf the audience.
Therefore, let us all put our trust in God. God’s ways is far better than all our ways, God’s thought is far better than our thought. God knows what is best for us, so it better to commit all things to Him and follow His will in our life. But if you are not yet saved, the first thing you are going is to secure first your salvation by repenting on your sins and receive Christ as your personal savior.
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