Psalm 120-127

July 3

Psalm 120-127

"Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves." (Psalm 127:1-2, NIV)

We struggle and strive to move up the corporate ladder. We make plans for our future. We work long hours so we can buy more, build bigger, travel more. But no matter what we plan, no matter what we build, no matter how hard we work, unless we are following God’s will, we labor in vain. All the houses, no matter how many or how big, all the toys no matter how expensive, do not matter unless we are first and foremost walking in obedience to our Lord.

If God calls us to do something different than we planned. If He calls us to move, or change jobs, or live on less, and we do not respond to Him with obedience, we will never find true happiness. We will always wonder what He would have done if we had only obeyed. If God has to bring us down to bring us to obedience, He will. Our souls are more important to Him than our material goods. If they become our focus, He will remove them so that we will reach up to Him instead of out for more stuff.

God loves us and when we walk in obedience to Him, we receive a peace that transcends all understanding and we will sleep well knowing we are in the presence of our God who loves us.