rock and sand

Luke 6:46

Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I tell you?

I love the way Jesus talks! Sometimes He is so mysterious, illusive and down right confusing. Other times He has the subtly of a 2x4! Why do you call me teacher and not learn? Why do you call me boss and not do your job? Why do you call me master and not obey? It is a bold REAL statement about the nature of those who follow Him AND who He is.

How often I pray/say, "Lord" without even thinking about what I am saying or how I am living. What's my issue? Have I forgotten who it is I am calling Lord? OR, have I forgotten how amazing His words and commandments really are? I think there is a clue given to these questions in the next verses.

Luke 6:47-49

Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.

Read alone this story is a beautiful picture of the power of standing on God's words and promises... but when connected to the preceding comment you see a fuller picture. Jesus' words are not just pretty stories, they are the essential foundations to our lives. What we choose to do with them can make the difference between unshaken-ness and ruin!

I wonder if I really live like I believe that?

Lord, give me the courage to believe that which is often unseen. I believe You alone hold the keys to life and there is nowhere else that I would desire to go... You are my Rock. Thank you for Your faithfulness to us... command what You will and will what You command. Amen.