Principals of the House of God: A Psalm 127 Study
Today’s Focus: The Builder and the House Part 2: Purposeful Work
Scripture: Psalm 127; Genesis 11:6,7; Ephesians 2:20-22; 1 Peter 2:4,5; Matthew 16:18
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Psalm 127 says they that labour to build the house without the Lord, their work is in vain. Have you ever worked on something, only to realize you were working on the wrong thing. We waste time, energy and life doing a good thing but not the right thing. To build anything requires labor skill and strength. But without God and His grace towards you, it will be a failure. Let me show you this example in scripture:
Genesis 11:4-7 is the story of the building of the tower of Babel. Genesis 11:4 says this: “And they (the people) said, Go let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.”
Now God see this and notice it says that they want to make a name for themselves. So God flips the script on them because God was not with them in building this tower. This is what God says:
Genesis 11:6: And the Lord said, behold, the people is one, and THEY HAVE ALL ONE LANGUAGE; AND THIS THEY BEGIN TO DO: AND NOW NOTHING WILL BE RESTRAINED FROM THEM, WHICH THEY HAVE IMAGINED TO DO. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
Nothing about what these people were doing had the grace of God or God in it. Hence all of their work was in vain.
So many people are doing and building things that God never said do or build and unfortunately the work will not stand the test of time and be burned because God was not with them. Let’s look at some pertinent scriptures as it pertains to the Lord being the builder of His House.
Matthew 16:18: “And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Ephesians 2:20-22: And ARE BUILT upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone; In whom ALL THE BUILDING FITLY FRAMED TOGETHER GROWETH UNTO A HOLY TEMPLE IN THE LORD: IN WHOM YE ALSO ARE BUILDED TOGETHER FOR A HABITATION OF GOD THROUGH THE SPIRIT.
1 Peter 2:4,5: To whom coming (Jesus), as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, ye (saints) also, AS LIVELY STONES, ARE BUILT UP INTO A SPIRITUAL HOUSE, AN HOLY PRIESTHOOD, TO OFFER UP SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES ACCEPTABLE TO GOD BY JESUS CHRIST.
In all of these scriptures we see the Lord doing the building of His House and house. Now the reason I say that is because the House of God is the name of the family. The house of God will be the sons of God because in the end, God will be all in all meaning: All of who God is will not be constrained by who He is in. Now with all of this evidence here there is no doubt that the Lord is the only person who can build His House. Any other method is in vain and destructive. Moreover when we think destructive, we are not just saying physically but spiritually. Much of what we see today will be destroyed because God was never a part of it. This is why we must be connected to Christ so we can know exactly the right thing to do so that the work we do, eternally lasts.
Think about this picture: Imagine all of the people who have come into the church house, joined a church because they liked the singing or how the preacher was preaching or the programs that the church put on. Think about how many people joined a church just to say they are a member of this “bishop”s church”. How many people join these congregations because it is the largest in town and they are a “fan” of the pastor? Now think about the fact that none of that was about God’s Spirit drawing them in, but by our performances and gimmicks. According to the scripture, EXCEPT THE LORD BUILD THE HOUSE (FAMILY, CHURCH) THEY LABOUR AND BUILD IN VAIN. Do you want to be part of a vain, purposeless situation? Allow God to open your eyes by His Spirit to see what He sees and what He expects you to do.
In the next message we will look at the keeping of the city in Psalm 127:1.
Peace, Love and Grace from the Father,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.
