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"Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name?" and done many wonderful things, casting our demons and whatever. But He is going to say, "I never knew you: depart from me." Why did He say that? Because they worked "iniquity," "lawlessness."
The Importance of the Foundation of Christ and His sayings
Finally, Christ concludes with this parable in Matthew 7:24-27: "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth [practices] them . . ." What sayings? Those we have been studying from Matthew 5, 6 and 7. ". . . I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 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." (First Corinthians 10:4 says that Rock is Christ).
In these troubled times (and it is bound to get more difficult in the coming years), it is vitally important to build a close bond with Jesus Christ, so that when troubles assail us we can call upon Him for help. Notice what He said in Matthew 11:28-30. "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Yes, Christ is dynamically alive at the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19; Col. 3:1; 1 Pet. 3:22) and is able to comfort and strengthen those who are His and call upon Him for help.
So the choice is ours. Will we study and apply these sayings of Jesus, or will we ignore them and suffer the consequences that he warned about?
"And everyone that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 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."
Let's avoid building our house upon a foundation of sand!
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