Do you have Kingdom reflexes? This week Pastor Steve concluded our ReFormation series with a message from Jesus’ Sermon On the Mount.
Matthew 7:24
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
In Jesus’ closing parable, both men heard his teachings. Both men were building, presumably with the same materials. Both men experienced the same storm. The only difference was the foundation.
1) Foundations are invisible.
Both men are hearing the teaching and building houses that APPEAR SIMILAR. The difference came down to one word: PRACTICE.
“Most Christians are educated way beyond the level of their obedience. We don't need to know more. We need to do more with what we know.”
Pastor Mark Batterson
When we come to Jesus, we have access to a grace that can transform. Spiritual disciplines are the means by which we access that grace on a daily basis.
2) Foundations are deep.
Practice builds a pattern of accessing God’s wisdom and grace that goes so deep it becomes REFLEX.
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to distinguish between good and evil.
Not every practice has to be a success. The most important part about practice is showing up.
3) Foundations are revealed in storms.
It’s impossible to work on your foundation in the middle of a storm. But when you practice building on the rock of God’s grace and truth, your house will stand through every storm!