Will You Build on His Words?
Hello, friend, and welcome to Jesus365. This is Day 10 of our guided journey through the words, actions, and identity of Jesus. Today belongs to Episode 1: The Question You Cannot Avoid. Today’s Journey Step is Respond—decide how you will respond to Jesus. Wherever you are in your understanding of Jesus, we invite you to listen carefully and consider His words for yourself. Let’s begin.
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Jornada Jesus 365
12 episódios. Uma jornada.
Follow the story from Jesus’ identity and kingdom to the cross, resurrection, and your response.
- 01 The Question You Cannot Avoid. Days 1–25 Day 10 of 25 in this Episode
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02 The Word Entered Our World. Days 26–55 Em breve
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03 The Kingdom Has Come Near. Days 56–85 Em breve
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04 Authority Unlike Any Other. Days 86–115 Em breve
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05 People Who Encountered Jesus. Days 116–145 Em breve
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06 Stories That Reveal the Kingdom. Days 146–175 Em breve
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07 Who Jesus Says He Is. Days 176–205 Em breve
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08 What Jesus Came to Do. Days 206–235 Em breve
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09 The Cost and Joy of Following Him. Days 236–265 Em breve
- 10 The Road Toward Jerusalem. Days 266–295
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11 The Cross at the Center. Days 296–330 Em breve
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12 The Risen King and Your Response. Days 331–365 Em breve
Current Movement
Matthew 7:24–29
Step 5 of 5
Decide how you will respond to Jesus.
The difference between the two builders is not intelligence, appearance, or exposure to Jesus. Both hear. Only one acts.
Watch: Obedience reveals true faith.
Watch the companion video, then continue reading to examine the biblical testimony in its full context.
Jesus therefore ends His sermon with a decision. His listeners cannot remain an audience applauding impressive teaching. They must build.
Obedience Is Not Payment.
Obedience does not purchase God’s mercy or prove that we can save ourselves. The sermon begins with people who know their poverty, mourn what is wrong, hunger for righteousness, and depend upon their Father. Jesus is not offering a religious construction project through which proud people earn eternal life.
He is describing the response of trust. If we believe Jesus knows the Father, understands the human heart, and speaks truth about the kingdom, we act upon His words. Refusal to obey eventually reveals that another authority remains on the throne.
Foundations Are Formed by Repeated Choices.
A foundation is not laid through one emotional moment. It is formed as Jesus’ words reach ordinary decisions: telling the truth when deception would be easier, reconciling when pride prefers distance, praying without performance, giving without applause, refusing revenge, seeking God’s kingdom before anxiety, and examining ourselves before judging others.
None of these acts makes us the Savior. They reveal where we are building.
The Storm Will Come.
Jesus does not invite us to pretend that obedience prevents suffering. Rain falls on both houses. The storm tests what prosperity can conceal.
Some foundations appear reliable while health, approval, money, relationships, and plans remain intact. But created things cannot bear ultimate weight. When they shift—or when every life finally stands before God—the foundation is revealed.
Begin with One Step.
The scale of Jesus’ teaching can feel overwhelming. Do not turn that feeling into another form of delay. Ask where His words are presently clearest and your resistance is presently strongest.
Then take one honest step. Forgive. Tell the truth. End the hidden compromise. Pray. Reconcile. Give. Seek first the kingdom. Ask for help. Obedience begins where Jesus’ authority becomes more than an idea.
We began this journey with the question, “Who do you say that I am?” Matthew 7 shows that our answer eventually becomes visible in the foundation upon which we build.
Grace for the Builder.
Taking one step does not mean pretending that obedience is effortless. Jesus’ disciples repeatedly failed, misunderstood, and needed correction. The answer was not to abandon His words but to return to Him. When obedience exposes weakness, bring that weakness to the One who commands. Ask for mercy, help, and a heart willing to act. The foundation is Jesus’ authoritative word, not confidence in your own flawless performance.
Pense nisto.
What concrete act of obedience would demonstrate that Jesus—not convenience or self-rule—is your foundation?
Responda.
Select one command from Matthew 5–7, write down one specific action it requires, and begin it today.
What This Means for Your Life.
Jesus’ point is not that you can earn God’s favor by trying harder. It is that hearing His words only matters if you let them shape real choices. If He speaks with the authority this passage describes, then the question is not whether His teaching sounds impressive, but whether you will trust Him enough to act on it.
That can feel costly, especially when obedience touches pride, comfort, money, anger, secrecy, or the need to look good in front of other people. But the alternative is fragile: a life built on convenience, public approval, or self-rule will not hold when pressure comes. Jesus does not promise an easy life. He calls you to a foundation that can endure it.
One way to respond today is to choose one clear place where His words confront you most directly—perhaps honesty, reconciliation, forgiveness, or prayer without performance—and take one specific step, even if it feels small. If you are not yet ready to trust Him fully, start by asking whether His authority is something you are willing to consider seriously, not just admire from a distance.
Reflection question: What is one area where Jesus’ words have reached you, but your life has not yet followed?
