SATURDAY – 1 Cor 10,14-22; Lk 6, 43-49
In the last part of the Sermon on The Plain, the Lucan Jesus uses the metaphor of a tree and its fruit, and through it exhorts the listeners not merely “to say”, but rather “to do”. The nature of a tree is known by the fruit it produces, and each tree produces a different kind of fruit. If a person’s heart is good, then what he/she produces will also be good, whereas if a person’s heart is evil, then the deeds of that person will also be evil.
Luke concludes his sermon with an exhortation to do what the Lord says rather then merely to call him Lord. The one who does is like a person who builds on rock. The one who only speaks but without corresponding action is like a person who builds on sand. There is no point in merely saying “I believe” if we are not going to show that belief in action.
As Christians we have only one foundation and that is the Lord Jesus himself. If we continue to keep our gaze fixed on him and sit at his feet and learn from him, then all that we build will be solid and no matter how terrible the storms that strike against that building might be, it will not be shaken.
Will your faith show in action today? How?
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