The Wise and Foolish Builder

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Our parable tonight is the last parable we will be walking through our in our series, "Stories that Changed the World." We are closing out a parable that is very simple, yet foundationally important. In the parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders Jesus shares what foundation we need to have for our lives. There are many foundations we rest our lives on and they change from time to time, but Jesus tells us there is only one that will withstand the wind, rain, and floods that are bound to come our way. There is only one foundation that is eternal. When we found our lives on the wrong foundation we run the risk of hearing some of the scariest words from Jesus ever imaginable, "I never knew you, depart from me, you workers of lawlessness." Having the right foundation for our lives is something we can't put off until later. It is an issue we have to have solved now and thankfully Jesus teaches us all we need to know about it in our passage tonight. (Matt 7:21-29).