FAITH CAPSULE: All buildings (constructed or under construction) are before the Lord God.
Luke 6:37-49
Imagine yourself as the contracting engineer of your building. What kind of building are you constructing? As an acclaimed believer, are you engaging a building that is going through construction on a regular basis or casual basis? In the business of building construction, it is the one that cease from growing that will be identified as stagnant and without any progress. All buildings (constructed or under construction) are before the Lord God, but not all buildings are progressing in construction before Him. Often, believers sound very conversant in the word; believers come to Him calling and lifting up hands before Him, but not all are doing according to His commands. Can you as an acclaimed believer identify yourself? Also can you as a building contractor put to account what you are constructing for the one that contracted you?
Jesus asked in the book of Luke 6:46, “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?” Despite the fact that we are gathering and calling on Him as Lord does not mean that all have accepted His Lordship over us. Acclaimed believers can engage in deceiving each other by the lifting up of hands or singing beautifully, but Jesus knows who we are. Two kinds of building contractor exist and Jesus identifies them: The first one is the contractor that accepts to engage the contract and build according to His word. After accepting He went and builds as commanded. The second one also accepts to engage the contract and build according to His word but failed by not building by His word. However, He points out that the ones that obey and do His word will stand in times of challenge. However, ones that do not do His word will have a price to pay. Luke 6:49 declared what it shall be like for one that builds not according to the word of God, “But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.” As a building contractor, be aware of the consequences of building outside of His word. Constantly keep in mind what awaits those “buildings” that are not being constructed according to His word. Avoid becoming a building that is progressing in the wrong construction.
As a contractor engineer that is building up to the glory of God, pay attention to the admonished of the Apostle Paul as stated in Acts 20:32, “So 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.”
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to build up for God for the glory of God.