The Two Builders

Jesus told a story about two builders:

The WISE builder wanted to build a house. He looked around and found a big, solid ROCK. 'I'll build here!' he said.

He worked hard digging down to the rock. It took a lot of effort! But finally, his house was built on a strong foundation.

The FOOLISH builder wanted to build a house too. He found a nice sandy beach. 'This looks easy!' he said. 'I'll build here!'

He didn't bother digging down. He just built right on top of the soft sand. Quick and easy!

Both houses looked nice when they were done.

Then one day—WHOOOOSH! A huge storm came! Rain poured down! Wind howled! Floods rose!

The storm hit the wise man's house. CRASH! BANG! WHOOSH! But the house stood strong. It was built on the rock!

The storm hit the foolish man's house. CRASH! BANG! WHOOSH! And... BOOM! The whole house fell down! Nothing left but a pile of rubble!

Jesus said: 'The wise man is like someone who hears My words and OBEYS them. The foolish man is like someone who hears My words but DOESN'T obey.'

Storms will come in your life—hard times, problems, scary things. What will keep you standing? Building your life on JESUS!

Don't just HEAR what Jesus says—DO it! That's how you build on the rock.