The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders

🜂 Built Upon the Rock

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them
is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house,
but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them
will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house,
and it fell — and great was its fall.”
(Matthew 7 : 24-27 ESV)

In that passage, “these words of mine” refer to the entire teaching Jesus has just delivered in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5 – 7).
It is his complete code for what he calls the Kingdom of Heaven —
a life rooted in truth, mercy, and integrity rather than appearances.

The essence of those words

• The Beatitudes – blessing the poor in spirit, the meek, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers.

• Inner purity over outer show – anger equated with murder, lust with adultery, love of enemies instead of retaliation.

• Truthful simplicity – “Let your yes be yes and your no be no.”

• Hidden devotion – giving, praying, and fasting in secret rather than for recognition.

• Trust in divine providence – “Seek first the kingdom and its righteousness; all else will be added.”

• Non-judgment – “Judge not, that you be not judged.”

• The Golden Rule – “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

When he ends with the image of the house on rock or sand,
he’s saying it is not enough to admire these teachings or speak of them —
one must build life upon them:
let them become action, structure, and foundation.

In this light,
the rock is living truth in practice;
the sand is knowing truth but leaving it unembodied.

To hear is the beginning.

To live is the house that stands when the wind rises.

...in Truth, Odilia Carmen 🙏 ((( 💚 )))