Build Your House on the Rock
24 "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."
This parable is applicable to our personal lives, but I think the Holy Spirit dropped into my heart that it can be applicable to countries and their leadership as well. Take the United States for instance. It was founded on the rock of Judeo-Christian values. That means prayer in schools, Bible reading, etc. But recently, for the last 50 years of our history, certain people want to do away with our heritage and build our country upon weak sand, by relying on such falsehoods as atheism, socialism, and evolution. And look at all the crazy stuff like school shootings. These are some of the consequences of having sand underneath our feet instead solid rock. We as citizens need to do our part before it's too late.
I'd like to share something someone said about the recent earthquake on the east coast. According to this person(s), after the earthquake, the Washington Monument had no foundational damage, but there were cracks on the top in three out of four spires. I would like to think this is a possible sign or sign of the times. Maybe we need to make some changes in leadership in this country before the Godless decisions cause the cracks to travel all the way down to the foundation. The only reliable rock is God, His word, and salvation through His one and only Son. It doesn't matter where you live or where you're from, that's the truth.
Proverbs 1:7
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.Proverbs 9:10
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
But even countries that serve God, bad things happen to them sometimes. Just like in our personals lives, God will get you through it and help us learn from our hard times. But if you don’t rely on the Lord, there’s a chance your country won’t recover from hard times. Why wouldn’t you want to bless your own people, by trusting the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?
Proverbs 10:25
25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but the righteous stand firm forever.
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