Matthew 7:24-29
The King’s words demand obedient hearing, because only the life built on His word will stand.
24 “Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
25 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock.
26 Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
27 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,
29 for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.
The King’s words demand obedient hearing, because only the life built on his word will stand.
Matthew records Jesus concluding the Sermon on the Mount by contrasting hearers who do his words with hearers who do not, and by showing that the crowds recognize his unique authority.
The conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount, with Jesus teaching disciples in the hearing of the crowds.
Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder
Jesus closes the Sermon by demanding humble discernment, dependent prayer, narrow-way obedience, true fruit, and a life built on hearing and doing his authoritative words.