On A Rock

God is often referred to as a Rock in the Bible:  "May the Lord be our Rock and our fortress, protect us from all distress, Amen." ( cf. 2 Sm 22:2) "There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one beside you; thee is no Rock like our God." (1 Sm 2:2).  "He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just.  A faithful God who does no wrong; upright and just is he." (Dt 32:4).  Being familiar with the Scriptures and being a carpenter, it is not surprising that Jesus should use the analogy of a solid rock foundation for the building of a house and the building of a solid relationship with God.  If the foundation of such a spiritual life is God, then indeed it will survive the storms of life, the big and the small.  Anything less than God is sand and the "spiritual house" is doomed to collapse
Bro. Rene