The foolish man built his house upon the sand
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:43 pm
The other day my son, out of the clear blue, starting singing the old primary song, "The wise man and the foolish man". For those of you that don't know it, I'll repeat it here...
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
the wise man built his house upon the rock,
the wise man built his house upon the rock
and the rains came a tumblin down.
The rains came down and floods came up,
the rains came down and floods came up,
the rains came down and floods came up
and the house on the rock stood still.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
the foolish man built his house upon the sand,
the foolish man built his house upon the sand
and the rains came a tumblin down.
The rains came down and floods came up,
the rains came down and floods came up,
the rains came down and floods came up
and the house on the sand washed away.
Whoosh!
I started thinking about this. Have LDS really built their house (a.k.a. testimony) upon the rocks, or the sands? To me, it seems as though each evidence against the church is a grain of sand on which they are building their testimony. There is enough sand to provide a solid foundation for a house. That is, until the rains (adversity) come a tumblin down.
When faced with the hard questions, can the testimony of the individual survive the deluge, or will the testimony crumble as each piece of sand is washed away.
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
the wise man built his house upon the rock,
the wise man built his house upon the rock
and the rains came a tumblin down.
The rains came down and floods came up,
the rains came down and floods came up,
the rains came down and floods came up
and the house on the rock stood still.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
the foolish man built his house upon the sand,
the foolish man built his house upon the sand
and the rains came a tumblin down.
The rains came down and floods came up,
the rains came down and floods came up,
the rains came down and floods came up
and the house on the sand washed away.
Whoosh!
I started thinking about this. Have LDS really built their house (a.k.a. testimony) upon the rocks, or the sands? To me, it seems as though each evidence against the church is a grain of sand on which they are building their testimony. There is enough sand to provide a solid foundation for a house. That is, until the rains (adversity) come a tumblin down.
When faced with the hard questions, can the testimony of the individual survive the deluge, or will the testimony crumble as each piece of sand is washed away.