The Builder

Before you read this blog post, stop for a second and go to the Lord in prayer. The intention of these blogs are so that I can bring glory to God and not myself, and to have God speak through me to convey the truth of the Gospel. With this as my intention, it is also clear to me that my words don't mean a thing. Only the words that God chooses to speak through me are capable of impacting the lives of those who read my posts for His glory. So, pray that somehow God can use a post by someone like me to convey whatever it is that He is revealing to you. Don't just skim over this blog for my sake, but read it with faith that God will speak into your life. Its not about what I say, but what He says.

That being said, I opened up my bible today and found Psalm 127, and verse 1 really stuck out to me in a major way. Its says, "Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain." We are the house that the Lord is building. We are the city that the Lord watches over. I come to realize that nothing good in this life, whether its a job, friendships, or whatever, is worth anything unless we are bringing glory to God. Unless we are leaning on the Lord to build you up and make you into a new person, our accomplishments will mean nothing. Don't work to build yourself up, but allow the Lord to make and mold you into a new creation, a creation that is willing and obedient.

Another point in this verse brings me back to the struggles of sin. We always fight (or give ourselves the impression that we are fighting) to be better Christians and better people. Yet, as Psalm 127:1 says, unless the Lord is watching over you, you are on your guard for nothing. Psalm 121:2 says "My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth". That verse pinpoints where we need to go for aid in our struggles. God is stronger than us, and God WILL watch over us.

God is with us,God is for us. We all have the potential to be great followers of Christ. We just need to be built up in the right way. God's already given us the blueprints in His Holy Word, why not let Him be the builder of our lives an watchman of our hearts?