This passage begins with a call to acknowledge our own hypocrisy: "Why do you call Me Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?" Why do we hear what Jesus says and do not do it? It is a call to acknowledge our hypocrisy and return again to Jesus.
Next, we see that Jesus says, "Everyone who comes to Me". Have we come to Him? You have either come, or you haven't come; there is no partial coming to Jesus. And for everyone who has come, you know the necessity of a continual coming.
Also, we see the necessity of hearing -- the Lord's children love to hear His voice. His voice is the Word. The Spirit uses the Word of God, speaking to us through the Word applied.
And finally, there is the example of the two builders. Note that the builder who builds on sand is relying on his own strength -- he is relying on the skill and durability of his construction to keep his house together, in the same way as a man reliying on his good works for salvation. While the other relies on the steadfastness of the rock on which he builds to keep his house secure, as a man relies on God's grace alone for salvation.
In this way, the man who is rooted and grounded in the Lord is established and secure. A busy time in his life will not disturb his routine of meeting with God in regular times of devotion. He is safe from the buffeting of false teachers. May those of us who have come to the Lord be securely grounded in this way! And may those who have not come to Him hear His voice and do so.
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