The last illustration that Jesus offered the people in his sermon on the mount was that of two houses. Being a carpenter Jesus had probably helped in the construction of houses. There were surely times where the house was build too close to the creek bed. When the creek flooded the foundation, or even the whole house, was washed away by the water. Maybe he helped build a house on a hill top in Nazareth, but because of the sure foundation there was never a concern during the windy nights that a wall might collapse. Jesus may have had experienced building or repairing those three houses build with no foundation. And in that process of seeing how important a physical foundation is for house structure he also God’s teaching of the need for a spiritual foundation as well. A foundation that will enable a believer to embrace the pain of suffering in order to honor our savior.
Stuart
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