Leaning towers of blocks

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” (Matthew 7:27 ESV)

Tonight's passage is speaking of the foolish man that built his house upon sand (the world) instead of the rock (God).  The line that really stood out to me was "great was the fall of it".  My 5 year old daughter will play with blocks from time to time and has done so since an early age.  When she was 2 or so, she would get frustrated when her block towers would tumble.  I would look on as her towers would begin to lean precariously, and then tumble down.   I would show her that the trick to building a big tower was to have a firm foundation, wide, sturdy, & steady.  She now understands how to make tall towers, she understands the importance of a strong foundation.  

Jesus is telling us the same thing, if the foundation of our lives are not built upon God, then we will fall, except in this case, it is a mighty fall.  It is mighty because it's not blocks, or even a house that is really being spoken of, it is our lives, and ultimately our eternal soul that Jesus was speaking of metaphorically.  We must build our lives on Jesus...He must not be just an accent piece on the wall, He  must be the foundation that bares all the weight and holds everything together.  When you really think about it, that means that He carries all the weight, all the pressure, and He holds us firmly in place.  Pretty freeing...Amen!