Pebbles or Rocks?

Pebbles or rocks?

 

Matt. 7:24 Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Matt. 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

Matt. 7:26 And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

Matt. 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

 

I used to be very passionate about stating my point of understanding about truth. Then one day God convicted me. The questions God asked me were simple and very poignant. I realized that I only have parts of the truth. I didn’t believe a lie, I just needed more understanding. God showed me that sand is particles of rock or very, very small rocks. Really small rocks. I understood that I was trying to build something on the sand. I needed to have a greater revelation from God. I needed the revelation that only comes from relationship and not human understanding. I am still passionate but with much more understanding!

 

Pebbles are very small rocks. Rocks can be really big. Think about Stone Mountain in Atlanta.  That is one huge rock. Think about the rock of Gibraltar.  That is one huge rock. Think about Ayers Rock in Australia.  That is one big rock. That is what I mean when I talk about a rock. Something so big it cannot be moved.

 

Jesus spoke to Peter after Peter had the revelation about who Jesus really was. “You are the Christ,” Peter confessed. Jesus’ response was simple. “Peter, you are a rock and upon this rock I will build my kingdom and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

 

It is impossible to build something on a pebble. A pebble is not big enough. You can build on sand, which is even smaller than pebbles. Sand is really tiny pebble of rocks. In this parable Jesus compares the ones that ignore His words as someone that builds on sand. I want to add something to our understanding here. When we have a really small understanding of the truth and we want to build our lives on that small understanding of the truth, we are building our lives on the sand. People are having small understandings of a lot of things in the kingdom. Any time a storm comes they lose their stability because they are on sand. They don’t have enough of a truth to keep standing. The winds of change sweep them away and they keep on running after strange doctrine. They struggle continually to find a firm foundation for their lives.

 

Jesus wants us to have the full understanding of truth. He gave his Spirit to lead us into all truth. Truth will be a rock that will keep you standing in the midst of the storm. Truth is not knowledge about God, God is truth. Jesus defined that for us when he said: “ I am the way, the truth and the life.” Truth is a person. Peter got that revelation when he saw Jesus as the Christ. He didn’t know about Jesus, he knew Jesus. If you can have one revelation of Jesus, He can build his kingdom on that. You already have that revelation.

When you got saved you believed that He is a Savior. The truth is: He is! You can build your life on that one truth. Don’t stop with getting saved. That is a pebble. If He is a Savior then he can save you spirit, soul and body. What about Him saving the way you think? What about Him saving the way you live and the way you talk? What about Him saving your family? Now we are seeing a rock!

 

2Sam. 22:47 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

 

He is also a redeemer. He is also a restorer. He is also a baptizer with the Holy Spirit. He is also a justifier and an imparter of righteousness. He is also a King. He is also a warrior. He is also an overcomer. He is also a rewarder of the faithful. He is also…….!

 

The bottom line is simply this, Jesus said: “If anyone does these things I say, he is a man that builds on a rock.” None of the truths that God reveals to you becomes a rock until you act on them. You can believe all you want but it stays a pebble until you step out of your comfort zone. We are to be men and woman that can say “Our beliefs are tried and tested.” Someone with experience is never at the mercy of an argument. They can say God does not heal today. If He has healed you, you will never be moved. You experienced truth and it is a rock that you are building on.

 

 

Examine yourself and see where you are still trying to build on sand. Allow His Spirit to increase the truth of who He really is. Continue to build on the Rock! His name is Jesus!