Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
September 23, 2023: SOAP #5042: Daniel 11-12; Luke 6

SCRIPTURE:  Luke (NIV) 6:46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47 I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice.
48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When the flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed, and its destruction was complete.”

OBSERVATION:  Two men with the same goal: to build a house. 

Two men with totally different outcomes:  first: a house that could not be shaken; second: a house that collapsed and was totally destroyed. 

Two different building practices:  first:  built a foundation on the rock; second:  built on the ground without a foundation.

APPLICATION:  My goal:  …to build a life that will last into eternity. 
…to gain God’s approval when I stand before Him. 
…to hear what God says to me and do what He says. 

PRAYER:  Lord, out of all the things that today will compete for my attention, hearing your words is my priority.  Only after hearing your words, can I set myself to doing your will.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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