Reading: Psalm 18:1-5

Father God,
help me daily to build my life on the rock,
Christ Jesus.
Lord Jesus,
you are my fortress,
my salvation, my help, and my stronghold.
I put my full trust in you.
Amen.

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 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine
and puts them into practice
is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
The rain came down,
the streams rose,
and the winds blew and beat against that house;
yet it did not fall,
because it had its foundation on the rock.
But everyone who hears these words of mine
and does not put them into practice
is like a foolish man
who built his house on sand.
The rain came down,
the streams rose,
and the winds blew
and beat against that house,
and it fell with a great crash.”
(Matthew 7:24-27), NIV)*