Matthew 7:24-27

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 

Jesus says:

 

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of MINE, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of MINE, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

(The storms hit both houses but one house stood and the other house was destroyed.)

 

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II Timothy 3

 

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

All scripture is considered to be of God since it is inspired by God, thus by Jesus.  We build our house on both the Old and New Testaments, except we no longer do the animal sacrifices of the Old Testament for sins.  Jesus paid for our sins by HIS own sacrifice, by HIS own blood.

 

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We read the Bible and when a scripture "jumps out at us", this scripture is illuminated to us by the Holy Spirit and we meditate for a time on that scripture to enable us to do that scripture.

 

Joshua 1:8  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

 

(Be sure to do that scripture.  We are conformed to the image of Christ each time we do that scripture which the Holy Spirit enlightens to us.)

 

It is like we are on God's highway, starting on one road by a scripture and we stay on that road by doing that scripture, applying that instruction to our life.  

 

Then the Holy Spirit will bring to our mind another scripture and we travel on that road doing that scripture.  Then there will be another scripture, then another, then another.

 

God uses scripture to get each of HIS children to the place where they will fulfill HIS will on this earth.  God constructs us by HIS scripture and we are "HIS" house, special, fulfilling HIS will, born in HIS image through HIS Word.

 

I Peter 2

 

1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on HIM shall not be confounded.

(We believe "on HIM", on Jesus, each time we do the Word and continue to do that instruction given in that Word.)

7 Unto you therefore which believe HE is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of HIM who hath called you out of darkness into HIS marvellous light:

10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

 

Each scripture becomes a part of us as we do that scripture.

 

James 1:22  But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

 

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