and the wind blew and struck that house. But it did not collapse, because it was built on rock.
But anyone who hears these words of mine, and does not act accordingly,
is like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain poured, the rivers flooded,
and the wind blew and struck that house; it collapsed, and what a terrible collapse that was!”
REFLECTION:
Again, Isaiah, our teacher this week, tells us to open our gates,
our homes to the “Rock!” Who is this “Rock” that Isaiah speaks of? It is none other than the “Rock”
that Moses struck in the desert from which gushed water for the thirsty chosen people (see Ex 17/ Num 20; also 1 Cor 10:4).
The prophet reminds us that God is our refuge and strength (see also Psalm 18).
We are invited to put our trust in God who is faithful and true, through thick and thin.
When Jesus, therefore, instructs his disciples to build their houses on “rock”
and not on sand He is reminding them to put their trust in God who can make them survive any storm in life.
In effect Jesus is begging us to welcome him into our homes this Christmas. With Christ in our homes we can be secure.
It is quite sad that at times some homes have Santa Claus but not the baby Jesus in a manger.
This Christmas, be sure Christ, the Rock of Salvation, is in your home!
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