Sermon On The Mount: Part 42

So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them [obeying them] will be like a [p]sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock. And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a stupid (foolish) man who built his house upon the sand. And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great and complete was the fall of it. Matthew 7:24-27

Our house is built firmly and eternally on Jesus, but just because we are one with Him does not mean for one second that we will not endure trials, we will. Jesus however will cause us to be victorious in every last trial and tribulation that ever comes our way. We do not endure hardships because we have sinned or failed, we endure them because of the Word. Our peace with all of the Truth that Jesus preached in His Sermon on the Mount is that He is the power, faith, hope, love, energy, resources, and guarantee that we will be successful and produce much and abundant fruit. We cannot fail, Jesus will not allow it. Too many want us to think that we can fail, but the Truth is we cannot. Even at our worst, Jesus is still at His best within us.  

[You should] be exceedingly glad on this account, though now for a little while you may be distressed by trials and suffer temptations, So that [the genuineness] of your faith may be tested, [your faith] which is infinitely more precious than the perishable gold which is tested and purified by fire. [This proving of your faith is intended] to redound to [your] praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) is revealed. 1 Peter 1:6-7

We are fully able to rejoice in our trials because we know that we will see Jesus being victorious through us and it proves that He is in us. Trials and Jesus causing us to be victorious through them is more precious than gold. We are blessed when we are persecuted for the Words sake and we are blessed when men say all manner of evil against us, because we will not in any way shape or form fail. Hind sight is 20/20 here. I know that when we are in them it seems tough, but the more victories the easier and easier it gets.

We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. Romans 8:28

That you are not [consciously] falling behind or lacking in any special spiritual endowment or Christian grace [the reception of which is due to the power of divine grace operating in your souls by the Holy Spirit], while you wait and watch [constantly living in hope] for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and [His] being made visible to all. And He will establish you to the end [keep you steadfast, give you strength, and guarantee your vindication; He will be your warrant against all accusation or indictment so that you will be] guiltless and irreproachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah). 1 Corinthians 1:7-8

We are able to rejoice at the Sermon on the Mount because we know that we can do none of it on our own. We can have perfect peace that we will fail absolutely at every last command that Jesus gave in this sermon. We can have such faith in our failure and rejoice over our inabilities because we have Jesus Authoring and Finishing our faith that He is the One doing it all through us. Our house is built on the Truth that Jesus will establish us and keep us until the end. And amen, there is no end for us!  The burden of the Sermon on the Mount is Jesus’ and the victory of it is ours.