Matthew 7:24-27, “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them may be compared to a wise man who built his house upon the rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the wind blew and burst against that house, and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock. And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act upon them, will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house and it fell and great was its fall.” Do you remember going to a beach and building a sandcastle? You had your bucket and shovel and prepared to build a masterpiece. The sand had to have some water for the structure to hold together. You didn’t build it too close to the water because the waves would wash it away. You had to find the perfect spot. Not too close, but not too far because you had to keep getting more water. You spent all day building it and hated to leave it when the day was done. Your parents admired it but didn’t tell you it wouldn’t be there next year when you came back. I came across a child’s sandcastle once. You could hardly make out what it was supposed to look like. In Matthew 7:24-27, Jesus tells us about the same storm that comes. One man is wise the other foolish. It wasn’t the storm that caused the house to fall, but the foundation it was built upon. Matthew 16:15-16 says, “He said to them, “But who do you say I am?” And Simon Peter answered and said, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Verse 18 Jesus answered Peter and said, “And I also say to you, that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.” When our house is built on the rock, we don’t have to worry about the storm, but rather will it be there when Jesus returns. Psalm 18:2 says, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”