Buying a house is a stressful thing. It is stressful because it is usually the largest expense you will have and there are a lot of unknowns. Even when you get an inspection on a house there are things the inspector did not check or could not know. The two major structural things people should look for in a home are the roof and the foundation and Jesus explains we should live our lives like someone who orders their life like this. Jesus said, “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” (Matt 7:24, ESV).

The passage's context is not a self-help manual on how to make a good life for yourself and your family. The context to building on the right foundation is the follow-on statement from Jesus saying, “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness” (Matt 7:22-23, ESV).

Jesus goes on to let his audience know that storms are coming, and they beat on everyone. You will not avoid the storm. The storm shows what your foundation is on. When the storms come, God will reveal if you are built on Him or something else.