“Everybody who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise builder who built a house on bedrock.”  Matthew 7:24

There I was on the banks of the river, it was late afternoon on a warm spring day, and the trout were biting.  I found a spot that most would not try to get to because the pebble and rock covered bank was steep.  Suddenly, the pebbles and rocks began to shift, throwing me off balance and shoulder first into the 50-degree water.  It’s fine, go ahead, laugh.  I did and so did my best friend as he told me I would have to ride back to the hotel in the BACK of his truck.

Looking back, “I ask myself where this wisdom was?”  But Jesus isn’t talking about fishing, where or how to stand on a riverbank, but how we can live life.  Through out God’s holy word, we can find life lessons, knowledge that when applied to our lives become wisdom and soon, we find our lives built on a sure foundation. 

There is an old hymn that tells us

My hope is built on nothing less

Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness

I dare not trust the sweetest frame

But wholly lean on Jesus’ name

On Christ, the solid rock, I stand

All other ground is sinking sand

When we build our lives on God’s word, lean on Jesus’ name we do not stand on loose pebbles finding ourselves thrown into a river cold and wet, rather we find a life footing solid and secure. Prayer: “Loving God, thank you for today and thank you for the security which your word brings to our lives.  Hold us firmly