ESOCS Devotional: House on the Rock

MEMORY VERSE: “He is like a man which built an house and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock; and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it; for it was founded upon a rock” Luke 6:48

TEXT: LUKE 6:39-49 (KJV)

Without any shadow of doubt, technology has simplified the building process. Today, there are houses existing on sands, some are comfortably sitting on oceans, others suspended in the air, there are pillar-less houses that have stood a test of time. We have seen houses perfectly built on top of mountains and some others standing on rocks.

The Christian life also follows the same principle, no matter our connection either to great churches, pastors or great servants of God; if our life is not first rooted on the Rock, then it will one day fall apart and backsliding begins from that point (Col. 2:7).

Here are some of the secrets of the House on the Rock:

1. COME TO JESUS: “Whosoever cometh to me…” (Luke 6:47). Until you come to Jesus, the house cannot be built. It may interest you to know that Jesus is the Rock, so to come to Him is to come to the Rock. It must be made clear that coming to church does not mean the same thing as coming to Christ. This implies truly getting Born Again and totally recreated and transformed. We must come to Jesus not in carnality but in spirit and in truth. Not really looking for what He will give to us but how He will change our lives (Matt. 6:33). Therefore, you want to be built on the rock then, run to Jesus today, be assured that there is no discrimination in Him “… and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37).

• HEAR HIS WORDS: “…and heareth my sayings…” (Luke 6:47). Information is the secret of every good foundation. How informed the engineer is about the ground will be an added advantage in the building process. To have your life fully established upon the rock, then it must be that you are instructed by its words. We are disturbed when we see people claim to come to Jesus or hang around the church but pay no attention to His words. Until you hear His words, your
• Christianity cannot be heard on the rock.
• BE A DOER: “… and doeth them…” (Luke 6:47). Spirituality is not measured by what you hear, rather by actions. The efficacy of the hearing process is in the doing. When we fail to do, it signals that we never heard at all. This is the state of so many acclaimed Christians, hearing but not practicing. Head knowledge without evidence. You want your house to be on the rock? Then, be a doer.
• Never settle for a life without the Rock – Jesus connection. 
• Father, thank you for providing us a rock to build upon.

The ESOCS devotional is the official devotional of the Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim.

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