Building On The Rock Of Revelation

James 1:22

22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
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Matt 7:24-25

24 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
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Matt 16:17-18

17 Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
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My Comments:

The parable of the wise man and the foolish man tells us that it's not just by hearing the Word that we are delivered, but it's by acting on what we've heard that deliverance comes!

In the Greek, the word for 'rock' in both Matt 16:17-18 and Matt 7:24-25 are the same: 'petra' which means a large mass of rock.

In the context of Matt 16, this 'large rock' refers to the Divine revelation of who Jesus is, i.e. the Anointed One, the Son of God. It is on that rock of revelation knowledge that we are to build ourselves on like the parable of the wise man in Matt 7!

James says it similarly when he write to the Church, exhorting them to be doers of the word, and not hearers only. This is true, as what goes in one ear can easily come out the other, except that we choose to act on what we hear.

So if you find yourselves struggling in an area, go back to God for a Divine revelation of who He is to you, what He says about that area, then build yourselves on that rock, acting on what He says!