This verse speaks to
me. First, unless the Lord builds His
church, the church is useless. The
tendency by many is to build the church around certain people, who may or may
not be centered in Christ and intent on doing His will. There is the temptation to instill our agenda
in the church and lose sight completely of what the will of Christ is. Programs, personalities, and productions, no
matter how good they may seem to be, are useless unless they are centered in
and directed by Christ.
Another thing that
strikes me is that unless one's home is built by the Lord, the home is
useless. No eternal good will come from
the home if the Lord is not in it. Out
of the home comes that which we need to face the world unscathed. If the Lord is not in the home, there is
little chance that we can survive, let alone thrive, for Christ outside the
home. There is no greater place where
the soul can be nourished, encouraged, and inspired than in the home. It is our training ground for the world.
Unless the Lord is in
charge and doing the building, what we do is useless. We can assist Him, but we can never take His
place as the Lord of our living. When
the Lord is in charge, He protects our souls.
Whenever we fail to let the Lord watch over our souls and protect us, we
make a mess of things. We are not alert
or sharp enough to stay out of trouble when we strive to be the watchman over
our souls. We need the Lord’s constant
help and influence.
Whether it is in the
church, the home, or in the world, if we try to wing it without the Lord
orchestrating our lives, we labor in vain.
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