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Who
Are The Wise
Who is a foolish man ? It is a man who
hears the sayings of Jesus and fails to do them. He is
likened to a man who was foolish enough to build his house
upon the sand. This man would better not have built at
all, for the cost of the building was lost. He could have
had the money for his use and enjoyment if he had not
wasted it in building a house on the sand. A foolish man,
indeed! Who is a wise man? It is the man who hears the
sayings of Jesus and does them. He is likened to a man who
built his house upon a rock. From a temporal standpoint
nothing else is so conducive to man's happiness as a good
home. No better use can be made of money than to spend it
in the building of a home, provided the house be built
upon a sure foundation. A man who hears God's word and
does it is likened to such a man. To build up a Christian
character in obedience to the Bible is the greatest
wisdom. That is building a mansion in heaven.
A real, true Christian experience
and life cost something, but they pay, because they will
stand. A mere profession of Christianity may cost
something also, but it does not pay, since it will not
stand. A man who erects his house upon the sand can build
at less cost than he who digs deep and lays his foundation
upon the rock, but at the very time when the former man
most needs his house —when the winds blow and the rain
falls—that is when it is destroyed. On the other hand,
the man who builds upon a rock has a house to shelter him
through the storms. Likewise, he who builds up a Christian
experience in obedience to the Word of God will have
something to serve him in time of need.
We thus learn from Jesus' parable
of the wise and the foolish house-builders that obeying
the Bible is the true way of life.
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