In Luke 6, Jesus paralleled hearing His sayings to digging down to get to rock. It was necessary to find rock so that the foundation of the house could be put on it.
In verse 47, Jesus talked about the man who hears and then does what he hears. Then, in verse 48, Jesus said such a man is like the man building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation. The foundation sits and is affixed to the rock. It is possible to dig down to the rock, and then just build the house on the rock without creating a conventional foundation. Then, when an earthquake or a severe flood occurs, the house would move on the rock and probably even collapse.
Sometimes the foundation was made of more rock, and sometimes it was made of substances like concrete. This foundation was attached to the rock by some method. It was not simply placed on the rock base.
Our actions in doing God’s Word is the process of building and properly affixing our spiritual foundation to the Rock. The more we put His Word into action, the better our foundation and the better it is affixed to the Rock. Our spiritual house, our life, will be built on the foundation, which is attached to the Rock. The bigger and the better we desire our lives to be, the bigger and the better affixed our foundation must be. If at any time we attempt to build our house bigger without studying the Bible and putting it into practice, our house will crumble when confronted with problems.
Notice that building the foundation and affixing it to the Rock is work. It is not something that just happens while we sit back and wish it to happen. We must personally work to build the foundation. We must affix that foundation to the Rock. Simply reading and studying the Bible will not make our house safe, although it is a good start. We must take action. We must do what God commands. Only obedience added to the hearing will make our spiritual house secure on the Rock.
Study your Bible. Obey it. Make sure your house is secure and safe. Continue to build your spiritual house throughout your life. If any of this is hard to understand, ask an adult to help you.
