Kingdom Wisdom Part 10

Building a Life That Will Hold

We are continuing our series called Kingdom Wisdom, looking at the wisdom Jesus gives us for living in the Kingdom of God. Last week we talked about listening to Jesus and allowing His words to become the defining voice in our lives.

But now Jesus takes us another step. Because hearing is only the beginning.

Jesus gives us a picture of a man building a house. And that’s something we can understand. Because whether we realize it or not, every one of us is building something.

Every day we’re building a life. We’re building relationships. We’re building habits. We’re building patterns of thinking. We’re building priorities. We’re building a way of responding to the world around us.

And most of the time, we aren’t even thinking about it. We’re just living.

But the choices we make today become part of the life we’re living tomorrow.

Think about a house. It doesn’t appear overnight. It’s built piece by piece. Board by board. Block by block. And our lives are similar.

A little generosity here. A little forgiveness there. A decision to trust God when we’re worried. A decision to tell the truth when it would be easier not to. A decision to show kindness when someone is difficult.

Those things may seem small. But over time, they become the structure of a life.

Living in the Florida Keys, we understand something about building. We know that a beautiful house isn’t necessarily a well-built house. We have to think about what’s underneath it. What supports it. How it’s anchored. Whether it’s been built to withstand the conditions it will face.

And Jesus invites us to ask that same question about our lives.

Not simply, “Does my life look good?” But, “Is my life built on something that will hold?”

We live in a world that pays a lot of attention to appearances. Success. Accomplishments. Possessions. What other people think about us.

But the most important part of a house may be something we can’t see at all. The foundation.

And perhaps that’s true of our lives as well.

Jesus isn’t simply inviting us to admire His teachings or agree with His words. He’s inviting us to build our lives upon them.

And that happens in the ordinary moments of everyday life.

Join Us This Weekend

We’ll explore what it means to build our lives on the words of Jesus and why the foundation matters more than the appearance. Join us in person or online.