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Psalm 127

A building without its foundation in God will not stand. Disciples that followed Jesus did not find Jesus; it was Jesus that found them and He called them to follow Him. In following Jesus, they were built by His word; they had foundation in the Lord and they were committed to the Word of God. As a < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>temple of God, who is building you? Whatever is in place that is building up a believer for the kingdom glory should not be outside of God. Psalm 127:1, ÒUnless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.Ó It is clear that any one who does not have foundation in the Lord cannot be built in His word and whatever is considered a building will not stand. Paul, the apostle, also recognized the need to be built by the Word of God when he made a recommendation in Acts 20:32, ÒSo now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.Ó Give the Lord a chance to build your house. He will not come down to build you, but He has sent forth His Word to build each and every one that He has called. Are you giving yourself to His Word? There is only one way to be built outside the Word of God; it is a way no one wants to be and the end of that way is destruction. When He builds you, you will be like a city; a city that has no need for watchman. Give time to the word of God and allow His word to build you. Give way to sacrifice and no way to laboring in vain.