Hear and obey: that’s the thread that runs through both Moses’ speech and Jesus’ illustration of the house built without a foundation. It is the foundation of our own faith as well. Notice he didn’t say we need to invent anything new or come up with our own version of God’s timeless truth. We need to hear it and do it. The Hebrew word, “shema,” which is seen throughout the Old Testament, actually combines the two ideas together, hear and obey. They are inseparable. We should be ready to hear, and seeking opportunities to obey.