Matthew 7:27

Great was the fall of it.

The Lord describes the thoughtlessness of the builder on the sand, the storm and the utter destruction. Foolish like him is the hearer who does not. Let it be observed that, 1. Both builders are bearers; 2. The wise builder is. doer also, or obeys the words of the Lord; 3. The foolish builder hears but does not obey, and the result is utter ruin. In only one way can what is heard save, and that is by obeying it. The heard must be turned into the done. "Christ, as in so many places in Scripture, is himself the Rock; that man builds upon the rock who does the things that he hears and learns of Christ. It remains as the only prudent thing--to hear, and what we hear to do; being doers of the word, and not bearers only, deceiving ourselves."-- Trench.. There is an, awful solemnity about this close to the wonderful sermon.