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🪶 What are Grace Notes?
Grace Notes are Spirit-led reflections, journal entries, and devotionals poured straight from the heart. They don’t follow a set schedule or structure—what you read each day is simply what’s been placed on my heart to share. It may seem random, but I trust the Holy Spirit to guide the words, the timing, and the reach.
This isn’t neat, polished, or packaged—this is me, offering what I have with grace, truth, and openness.
📖 Digging Deeper: Luke 6:46–49
Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord’ and not do what I say?
This piercing question opens the door to self-examination and spiritual alignment. In this Dig Deeper devotional, we explore the call to obedience, the strength of a foundation built on Christ, and what it truly means to weather life's storms with unshakable faith. Rooted in Luke 6:46–49, this study invites you to pause, reflect, and ask: Am I building on rock or on sand?
Verse-by-Verse Devotional Study
🪞 Introduction
In Built to Last, we reflected on what it means to build a life on the solid rock of obedience. But in this devotional, we’ll take a deeper walk through each verse Jesus spoke in Luke 6:46–49. Sometimes, the Spirit speaks most clearly when we slow down—verse by verse, word by word.
✨ Luke 6:46
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?”
Jesus challenges us not to stop at acknowledgment. It’s easy to say the right words—harder to follow them with our lives. Calling Him “Lord” without obedience is like building a house with no foundation.
Reflection:
Do I call Him Lord in speech but hesitate in obedience?
Where is my faith more talk than trust?
✨ Luke 6:47
“Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like:”
There’s a rhythm here: Come. Hear. Do.
Obedience isn’t a side note to discipleship—it’s central. Jesus isn’t asking for perfection, but for our surrender.
Reflection:
What is God calling me to act on, not just think about?
What step of faith have I delayed?
✨ Luke 6:48
“He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose... it could not shake it, because it had been well built.”
Obedience is the digging. It takes time. It's not flashy. But it holds.
The flood didn’t destroy the house—not because there was no storm—but because the foundation was sure.
Reflection:
What storms have tested me lately?
What spiritual digging am I avoiding?
Where has obedience made me stronger than I realized?
✨ Luke 6:49
“But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation... and the ruin of that house was great.”
Sobering truth: hearing without doing leads to collapse. It may stand for a while—but when the flood comes, the cracks are revealed.
Reflection:
Am I building anything in my life on shallow ground?
What truth have I heard that I’ve yet to respond to?
🙏 Closing Prayer
Lord, help me not to just hear You—but to follow You.
Teach me to dig deep and build my life on the foundation of Your Word.
Steady me in the storms. Root me in obedience. And remind me daily that faith without foundation will not stand. I want to be well built, by Your grace.
🔗 Connect It:
💬 If you haven’t read the intro post, start here: [Built to Last – Luke 6:46–49]
📖 Or continue your study with more Grace Notes →
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Built to Last: Luke 6:46–49
We say “Lord,” but do we do what He says? In this reflection on Luke 6:46–49, we look at what it means to dig deep and build our lives on a foundation that can’t be shaken.
📖 Scripture Focus: Luke 6:46–49 (ESV)
"Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 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. 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."
🪞 Opening Reflection:
These verses stopped me in my tracks.
I remember a season when I was saying all the right things—posting Scripture, quoting truth, going through the motions. But my life was shaky. It wasn’t until things started to crumble that I realized: I had been listening without obeying.
Jesus asks a hard question in verse 46. And then He paints a picture—not of perfect people, but of those who dig deep and build on what He says, not just what they hear.
🌿 Grace for the Journey Moment:
This passage reminded me: we are all building something with our lives. The question is what foundation are we building on?
Obedience isn’t about legalism—it’s about stability. Jesus says storms will come… and what we’ve built will show.
🧠 Verse-by-Verse Study & Reflection Questions:
Luke 6:46
"Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I say?"
Jesus challenges empty words. If He is truly Lord, obedience must follow.
Why is there a disconnect between calling Him “Lord” and obeying His Word?
Luke 6:47
"Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them..."
This is the true disciple: one who comes, hears, and acts.
Are you coming to Jesus, or just listening from a distance?
Are you applying what He speaks?
Luke 6:48
"He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock..."
What does “digging deep” look like in your walk with Christ?
Are you actively building on His Word?
How do you respond when trials (floods) come?
Luke 6:49
"But the one who hears and does not do them..."
What kind of foundation is your life resting on?
Is there an area where you're hearing God but resisting action?
📝 Journal This:
Where in your life is God asking you to go deeper, not just know more?
What truths are you hearing but not yet doing?
What spiritual “structure” are you trying to build—and what is it sitting on?
“Lord, show me the areas of my life where I’ve built without You as the foundation. Help me obey not just in word but in action.”
🙏 Closing Prayer:
Lord, help me not just to hear You—but to follow You. Forgive me for the times I’ve called You Lord but have not truly submitted to Your voice.
Teach me to dig deep, not for approval, but for truth. Strengthen my foundation with Your Word and steady my steps with obedience. When the storms come, may I be found still standing… because I stood on You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
With grace,
Erica
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