Building a house upon the rock

 December 17

Favorite moment of the day (2009):  decorating graham cracker houses at Archer’s Christmas party today!

                  “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.”  Matthew 7:24-25

            I hope I am doing a good job of building my house upon the rock.  I take my children to church, we participate in all the events, serve on committees, fellowship with other Christians.  We give back to the community, serve others, and spread the word.  In the small act of building a gingerbread house, or in this case a graham cracker house, we can use this time to talk about building our lives on the rock, Jesus Christ.  These small acts can multiply when my children are grown and build their own lives, their own houses, on the rock and be good examples to others.  Building our house on the rock, like the wise man, will protect our spiritual being from falling when the floods and winds of life beat on our house.