A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
Unless Adonai builds the house,
    the builders labor in vain.
Unless Adonai watches over the city,
    the watchman stands guard in vain. Psalm 127:1, TLV

Another psalm of ascent. A song to ponder as we approach our Heavenly Father. It’s about family. Children. Building a home.  King Solomon writes that unless GOD builds the house — our “house of God,” our families — we labor in vain.

As the daughter of a contractor and four of our homes we had built from the ground up — one we finished ourselves, two-story deck included — I understand the importance of integrity, good materials, and patience.

My father used to tell me to visit the construction site every day, because no matter how good a builder’s reputation was, his laborers weren’t always as honorable. When I pulled up, with a few of our builds, I could practically feel the grumbles and curses. Once inside, thanks to my father, I knew where to look for problems and the questions to ask. I was able to catch those problems, but the ones that happened when I wasn’t there, well …

GOD visits our site

Each of us is a “temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:19). That means we have an on-site “contractor” living inside us 24/7. As we labor with this temple, will we use inferior materials or the best GOD has made available to us? Will we cut corners and try to take shortcuts, or will be follow the blueprints GOD has made for us? Just know, the Holy Spirit sees all.

We have a choice to build our temple on a solid foundation with Yeshua as the cornerstone (Acts 4:11). Let’s follow our Contractor and build the best temple we can, for there resides all we do in His Name.