in honor of april fool’s day

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“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.  The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock.  And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.  The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that housse, and it fell- and great was its fall!”  Matthew 7:24-27

So what does this passage mean to you?  Why does Jesus call the man a fool?  Yes, he built his house on sand, so it did not have a good foundation, but what does that have to do with Jesus saying that “everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man”?  What does Jesus mean by ‘these words of mine’?  How does this passage speak to you?

If you know of Jesus, his life, the fact that he died for all of us, why would you not make him a part of your life?  Jesus wants all of us to share his word and make others aware of him.  Don’t be like the fool; take Jesus’ words and pass them on.  Act on them.

So, in honor of April Fool’s Day we looked at a fool in the Bible.  Stay tuned to see what I will post next.  Please leave comments about this passage and how it spoke to you!

Peace,

Erin

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