Matthew 7:25 And the rains descended, and the floods came....... ------------------ These several metaphors of rain, floods, stream, and winds, may design the temptations of Satan, the persecutions of the world, the corruptions of a mans own heart, and the errors and false doctrines of men; from all which such a man is safe, who is built upon the rock Christ Jesus; see ( Isaiah 32:2 ) - not but that the rain of temptation may descend upon him, with great violence and force, but shall not beat him down; he shall be made able to bear the whole force of it; the gates of hell cannot prevail against him; the floods of persecution may be cast after him, but shall not carry him away; the stream of corruption may run strong against him, yet shall not overwhelm him; and the wind of divers and strange doctrines may blow hard upon him, but not cast him down: some damage he may receive by these several things, but shall not be destroyed; he may be shaken by them, but not so as to be removed off of the foundation, on which he is laid; yes, he may fail from some degree of the steadfastness of his faith, but not so as to fail totally and finally; the reason is, because he is founded on the rock Christ Jesus, which is sure and immoveable: from this it appears that such a man acts the wise and prudent part, and may be truly called a wise man. (John Gill)
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 21:05:20 +0000