How To Be Wise and Not The Foolish Builder

In matthew 5 - 7 Jesus teaches the crowd many things on a mountainside and this teaching includes the beatitudes, murder, taking oaths, divorce, love for enemies, adultery etc. At the end of His teaching Jesus warns about obedience to the word (what He just tought) and was wisely illustrated as the wise and foolish builders in Matthew 7 v 24-27 -- taking the word into practice. Obedience in doing God's will in order to inherit (enter) His kingdom.

The wise builder was the one who builds his house on the rock (solid ground) were wind cannot blow it up and rain will not wash it away because it has a solid foundation (put the word into practice), but the foolish man does not prepare for the wind, neither does he builds his house on a solid ground against the stormy rain, thus the house of the foolish builder was washed away "The rain came down, the streams rose, and winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." (Matthew 7 v 27) -- those that hear but do not put the word into practice are like the foolish builder.

In this passage winds mean Jesus' second coming and also the trials and temptation that a believer will pass through in which without putting the word to practice he cannot please God, neither can He overcome trials. The worst of all is losing the view of God and eventually everlasting destruction (hell). Such is the life of everyone that hears the word of God and does not bother to put them into practice. Obeying the word or putting it into practice just as jesus said is like having a solid foundation in Jesus where no wind - sin or satan can move you from your foundation (salvation).

How to Be Wise and Not Fool

The word of God has no limitation and 100% out of 100 is to be obeyed in order to become a wise builder, thus omitting or neglecting a word is like acting the foolish builder who builds his house on sand -- easily swept away to the pit of hell here on earth and hereafter (eternity). God is calling everyone with the fullness of His mercy and Grace to come and feed from His word that gives eternal freedom from sin and everlasting life in the kingdom of God with Jesus.

Coming to your daily personal christian life, obedience should to be observed stictly without condition. Obviously you might think of how it may be hard to perform the will and purpose of God why He allowed us to live but the same God also, has provided us sufficient Grace to make everything possible and to make us perfect because He's perfect.

Inviting the spirit of God's councelling is much more better to cope with life than just struggling with the power of sin here and there. Jesus who knows about everything commanded His disciples to wait until they recieve the gift of the Holy Spirit to guide them (John 24 v 49) -- you see the vitality of holy spirit for help and guidance in order to obey the word not to become a foolish builder. But 'remember' you must decide within your heart that you will obey this word and act it in the physical environment then God who sees everything and knows about your courageous intent will grant you the sufficient sustaining Grace. To achieve this, you must 'adopt' a prayerful life by seeking his presence all the way. Reading through His word (Bible) for guidance and meditating upon it in obedience.

To be the wise builder and not the foolish everything you do must come from the inner mind and let your spirit be a witness of your acts; do not deceive yourself by being kind or doing the right physicaly while your mid is lingering upon wickedness, wicked thoughts or lust, for no one can deceive God neither can any fellow bribe his or her own way to righteousness. God who knows everything about the body and mind He created shall judge it accordingly. This is how to be wise builder and not the foolish one -- build your house on the solid rock (Jesus) now before the storm shall start or you may be swept away just like the foolish man. You can post your comment under for any question or you need clarification.