Yahushua’s Words Are Not Just Good Advice. In the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount, Yahushua (commonly known as Jesus) delivers a sobering and powerful warning in Matthew 7:21–27. These verses are not merely a call to hear His teachings but to act upon them. Yahushua makes it clear that acknowledgment of His lordship without obedience to His words is ultimately empty. He insists that His teachings are not optional guidelines for the devout but the foundation of life itself.
1. Not Everyone Who Says “Master, Master…” (Matthew 7:21–23)
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Master, Master,’ shall enter into the reign of the heavens, but he who is doing the desire of My Father in the heavens.” (Matthew 7:21, TS2009)
These words directly confront religious hypocrisy. Yahushua warns that verbal profession without faithful obedience is insufficient. Even those who claim to do mighty works in His Name — prophesying, casting out demons, performing miracles — may still be rejected if they practice lawlessness (Greek: anomia, often understood as being without Torah or divine instruction).
This challenges the modern notion that faith can be separated from obedience. Yahushua clearly teaches that doing the will of the Father — not just believing or claiming His Name — is the path to entering the Kingdom.
2. The Wise and Foolish Builders (Matthew 7:24–27)
Yahushua then gives a vivid parable: the wise man builds his house upon the rock, while the foolish man builds on the sand. The difference is not in hearing His words — both men hear — but in doing them. When the storm comes (and it always does), only the house built on the rock stands firm.
“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does them, shall be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” (Matthew 7:24)
Here, Yahushua compares His words to a rock-solid foundation. This metaphor highlights the stability, strength, and reliability of a life built on His instructions. In contrast, those who hear and do not obey are likened to fools who ignore the dangers of a shaky foundation.
3. Why Yahushua’s Words Are Central
Yahushua is not merely a moral teacher; He speaks with divine authority. At the end of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:28–29), the crowds are astonished because He teaches “as one having authority.” His words are not suggestions but commands rooted in the will of the Father.
In calling for obedience, Yahushua is not promoting legalism or works-righteousness. Rather, He is showing that true faith always produces action. Just as a tree is known by its fruit, a true follower of Yahushua is known by their obedience to His voice. As He said in John 10:27, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”
4. The Name Above All Names: Yahushua and Obedience
Using the restored Hebrew name Yahushua emphasizes His role as the deliverer — “Yahuah saves.” To say “Yahushua is Master” is to submit wholly to His teachings and authority. If He is the Rock, then obedience to His words is not legalistic bondage, but the path to life, safety, and enduring hope.
Conclusion: Hearing and Doing
Matthew 7:21–27 calls every believer to self-examination. Are we merely admiring Yahushua’s teachings, or are we building our lives upon them? In an age of religious convenience and superficial faith, these verses remind us that Yahushua’s words are not just good advice — they are the difference between life and destruction.
To follow Yahushua is to take His words seriously, to do the will of the Father, and to build our lives upon the rock of His truth. For in the end, only what is founded on Him will endure the storm.
Shalom!
