April 7, 2026 -- Luke 6:46-49 -- Facing the next, inevitable, storm

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46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? 47 Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48 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. 49 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.”
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2025), Luke 6:46–49.
 
"Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.” Count of Monte Cristo, 2002 Version. Storms will come. They are inevitable. With them come the devastating flood waters. When Jesus used the word for “stream” to describe to water that smashes against the house, He used an interesting Middle Eastern term. He used the word for a stream bed that is often dry, though sometimes it holds a trickle of water, and other times torrents of water flow and overflow it, raging along its course supplied from a far source.
 
It is simple enough to say, “Lord, lord” to Jesus when you’re walking in the sunlight, but what happens when that storm of life breaks? Have you built your life on Him? Have you got a firm foundation in His word? Has the Spirit of God bolted you to the rock of your salvation so that no storm will move you and no shattering waves will devastate all you've built?
 
If you are struggling, seeing great wreckage in your life, then praise God for today! The storm exposed your need to rebuild. The ruin separated you from all your unstable friends, feelings, false hopes, foolish dreams. Now throw yourself on Jesus. You know it. There will be more storms. There will be other torrents. Cry out to Jesus. Confess all your false confidence and all the other things you’d been trusting: your brain, your brawn, your boredom, your body, your bank account (or whatever else you’ve relied on instead of Jesus). Now change your building strategy. Decide to fully trust in Jesus, thanking God the Father that He left you alive after the last great storm exposed your complete and utter need of Him. Let the Spirit of God into every part of your life so that what you build from now on will withstand any storm. Bless God for His grace in leading you to people who, like you, are putting their confidence in Jesus. The next storm is nearer than you think. Are you ready?
 
O God, our Father, thank You for the storm which showed me exactly how much I urgently, desperately, and utterly need You. As I stand in the wreckage of my false hopes and crushed plans and self-promoting dreams, I bless You that today is a new day, a new opportunity to praise You and walk with You in newness of life. Spirit of God, let the words of the Bible fill me with holy hope, a renewed sense of the gravity of my situation which now is strenuously calling out to me: “Anchor yourself to Jesus.” Thank You Triune God, for the warning of Your Word, for this day, for this fresh start, for this renewed commitment to You. In whatever area I begin to rebuild something false, selfish, wayward, or foolish, tear it down. Whenever the next storm strikes, let the glorious stability of this new life prove You are the only trustworthy foundation for my soul. Amen.
 
https://youtu.be/MgpaULjZOl8?si=YLLGV6e_yERZGlg1 Praise You in this Storm

 

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