Bible Text

Luke 6:46-49 (ESV)

⁴⁶ “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? ⁴⁷ Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: ⁴⁸ he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. ⁴⁹ But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”

Reflection Questions

Luke 6:46-49

• Reflect on the disparity between calling Jesus “Lord, Lord,” and not doing what he says. 
• What are some ways in which Christians today take comfort in their spiritual jargon and rhetoric, or define their spirituality on things other than actual obedience to Jesus’ words?
• If I call Jesus “Lord,” to what extent is there divergence between my words and my life?
• How can I avoid being like the foolish builder?