"It is not enough to hear the truth; one must live the truth." Thank you Dad. It is as if we were having a conversation right now. You sitting at the end of the table and me talking about some lofty idea and Dad grounding me (as always) with these words.
Thursday, December 7, 2000
Isaiah 26:1-6 ~ Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27 ~ Matthew
7:21, 24-27
“Anyone who hears my words and puts them into practice is
like the wise man who built his house on rock."” Matthew 7:24
These words from the last section of the Sermon on the Mount
are a fitting conclusion to all that Jesus preached. The Sermon on the Mount,
found almost immediately after Jesus calls the first disciples, clearly
explains what following Jesus will mean. Lest we think that discipleship will
be easy or only a matter of mastering the right teaching, the Sermon on the
Mount is a call to – sometimes very difficult – action. It’s not enough to hear
the truth; one must live the truth. Jesus calls his followers to bring alive
his words by their actions. Only in that way will they be able to sink their
lives more firmly into Jesus who is the Word ever-active. We all know what the
house looks like because we’ve heard the words. Now it’s time to build.
Word of God, foundation for life, guide all my actions today
that I may build your kingdom.
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