| Psalm 127 is a rich vein of Scripture which we can | | | | to bless it, or complete that task or project. |
| subtitle, "Experiencing Spiritual Usefulness". The turning | | | | Usefulness has little to do with activity. |
| of the tide leads on to this. Each of us wants to be | | | | When the Holy Spirit comes, there is life. There is |
| spiritually useful in the hands of the risen and living Lord | | | | reality. Something is happening of which we are |
| Jesus Christ. | | | | aware. You walk in and that place is alive, and soon |
| Good sound spiritual leaders will always help people | | | | there is joy and soon there is praise, and soon there is |
| become spiritually useful and spiritually positive. | | | | worshipful singing, or tears in your eyes, and you don't |
| We get the desire to do things for God, and such | | | | know why, and soon there is prayer. These various |
| people can be dangerous. You can see a thousand | | | | experiences are always astonishing and amazing. |
| needs. You are aware of a thousand doors. There | | | | Something is birthed, and that means messes, as we |
| can appear a thousand possible projects. | | | | have to change people's spiritual nappies. |
| We have to make sure which door to walk through. | | | | Verse 5 refers to spiritual warfare. For Israel, physical |
| Paul knew where to go for God and that meant | | | | warfare and spiritual warfare were not separated |
| travelling over to Macedonia at one point. | | | | either. |
| Jesus too knew exactly what to do, and where to go, | | | | Attack the land, and you attack the people, and you |
| and the words which needed proclaiming. | | | | attack the faith, and the God Who gives faith. Touch |
| Paul was a man who was aware of verse 1. Unless | | | | My anointed and you touch Me! That is a indeed a |
| the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain. | | | | salutary warning. |
| We learn we do not need God in order to be busy, but | | | | We have warriors here. We have precious folks who |
| we need God in order to do something which has | | | | have been washed in the blood of Jesus Christ and |
| lasting value, and producing spiritual fruit. | | | | who are prepared and able and equipped to be |
| Israel saw work in the light as she regarded worship. | | | | servants and soldiers of Jesus Christ the King. |
| To Israel there was no difference between the sacred | | | | See that stream of living water flowing in these |
| and the secular. | | | | Psalms, as people climbed the slopes making their way |
| God and the builders here are working together. God | | | | to the city of Jerusalem. Read these fifteen Psalms. |
| builds and God watches over the work. | | | | They will bless and enrich your life. As we travel |
| Three times we read of certain things being in vain, of | | | | together, we can soar in our fellowship with God and |
| no point, of having no valuable purpose, and just being | | | | with one another. |
| empty, and a waste of time. | | | | There is an increasing developing crescendo in these |
| I can do all things through Christ, and this verse, has to | | | | verses. Remember these great themes announced |
| be balanced. | | | | and proclaimed in these Psalms. What could be more |
| Know what God is in and know what God is not in. I | | | | relevant for our present circumstances when so much |
| do not want to be in a work and have to say one day, | | | | around us is crumbling and in crisis? |
| "Where are You, Lord?" | | | | This is where good leaders will feed God's people with |
| We need the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. If | | | | God's good nourishing Word. |
| God does not build the work, He is under no obligation | | | | |