Wednesday, January 9, 2013

The Snare of Shallowness


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

When you hear the sayings of the Lord and you “do” them, you are like a man who built his house on the rock.

The reason people build their life on the sand instead of the rock is because they “consult appearance instead of reality.”  A house on the sand looks like a house on the rock, but it’s not the same.  The house on the sand will not stand in a storm.

There are those who seek the heights of godliness but shun the depths of self-denial.  Whatever is not built upon God and His foundation will not stand the test of time.  Don’t be satisfied with appearing to be right…..you must be right!

The second reason why some build on the sand instead of the rock is ”a focus on speed instead of thoroughness.”  A sower of seed can lose his crop if he fails at planting at the right depth.  Anything worth having will require a digging down for a sure foundation.

In 2013, we must make sure that we are building on a firm foundation.  Don’t be led away by quick success and easy beliefism - you must be born again.

Let’s dig to bedrock during our sunshine days so that we “might make our calling and elections sure.”



Pastor Ron Macey has served as Pastor of Royalwood Pentecostal Church for 29 years. He has served in various capacities such as Sectional Youth Director of the United Pentecostal Church, Bible college instructor, and as a member on the Board of Directors for Texas Bible College. Pastor Macey is currently serving on the Board of Directors for Pentecom, a world-wide radio evangelism commission and  as Presbyter of Houston Metro East South Texas District. Pastor Macey has applied himself to in-depth Biblical study, committing 1600 scriptures to memory.


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