A Solid Foundation

Jesus said to his disciples: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?' Then I will declare to them solemnly , 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.'
"Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like the wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like the fool who built his house on the sand. the rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined."
Consideration: Some things remain constant in life. There are those who claim to follow the teachings of Jesus, but they do not act them out in their lives. And there are those that claim that they are grounded in truth, but when the storms of life come they are devastated. Remember, Jesus called Peter the Rock, and said his Church would be built on it. Jesus knew Peter's weaknesses, but also that he would not buckle because he built his foundation on the teachings of his Master, Jesus. Amen.