building a house upon a rock takes more effort...
Duh! I've been thinking like a non-economist about this passage for a long time-- and I have no idea why! The epiphany came on Sunday morning...
From Matthew 7:24-27...
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."
The problem? I've focused on the benefits (a sturdy building), but never considered the costs of this passage (it's more difficult to build on rock than sand). I don't know why. Perhaps it's because the classic "cost passage" is Luke 14:26-33.
posted by Eric Schansberg @ 4:39 PM
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2 Comments:
Good point, Eric!
I had never considered it that way - makes me think of the old "Three Little Pigs" storybook I read to the kids.
Next time, I'll tie in these Scriptures!
Never considered it either. Good point.
Wonder how many scriptures we could find like that if we kept on pouring over and ingesting them daily?
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