UNLESS THE LORD BUILDS THE HOUSE

“Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.”
Psalm 127:1 (NKJV)

• Hard Work and Diligence are some of the attributes, conditions, for greatness (Proverbs 10:4; 12:24,27; 13:4; 21:5).
“Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown [obscure] men.”
Proverbs 22:29 (NKJV)
- However, hard work and being diligent are not enough for you to experience blessings with greatness.
- Without God’s hand, His approval, in what you do; you may not experience a considerable, significant, result in your endeavours or aspirations.
- In the text, the Psalmist said unless the LORD builds the house, the work of the builders is wasted. And if the LORD does not protect the city, guarding it with sentries, soldiers, will do no good (Psalm 127:1).

• For you to get result, that is, to be fruitful in what you do; you need God’s backing.
- The spiritual realm controls the physical realm, whatever happens in the physical realm must have taken place in the spiritual realm.
- What you do not get in the spiritual realm cannot be gotten in the physical realm.
- If anything happens in the physical, an event must have preceded it in the spiritual.

• The Book 📖 of Job throws or sheds some light on this: what happened to Job had been settled, decided in the realm of the spirit ever before it happened to Job.
- God had given permission to the devil to touch Job and all he had, but should not kill him (Job 1:6-12; 2:1-8).
- If there would be a success in what you do, considerable one; you need supernatural help, and that is from God.
“He will protect his faithful ones, but the wicked will disappear in darkness. NO ONE WILL SUCCEED BY STRENGTH ALONE.”
1 Samuel 2:9 (NLT)

• Success is spiritual, it comes through supernatural help– God’s help.
- Whoever builds without God’s help would labour in vain.
- Some went to the devil, because he is a supernatural being also, to receive help; but whatever help the devil gives to anyone would have sorrow added to it.
“The blessing of the LORD makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.”
Proverbs 10:22 (NKJV)
- Those who did go to the devil for power, wealth, fame, or whatever; would have sorrows– they would live to regret they did go to him.

• You need God’s help in whatever you do because He does not want us to live independently of Him
5. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct [make smooth or straight] your paths.”
Proverbs 3:5,6 (NKJV)
- It is not how much you work hard or strive that makes things work, that is, that makes you have results; but God’s help (Psalm 75:6,7).
“It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.”
Psalm 127:2 (NKJV)

• Some work so hard, do overtime, work additional hours in order to earn more, but all in vain.
- Some even strive to get additional certificates that they might get a better job to earn enough money for living (Ecclesiastes 9:11).
- The truth is, working hard, being diligent in your work, without God’s help may not give you what you desire: peace, rest, and fulfilment.
- If you allow God in the affairs of your life, you get Him involved in the building of your life: home, career or whatever; you will have fulfilment.
- God created you, He has the master plan of your life, and without Him you can but do nothing.
4. “Abide in Me, and I in you. As THE BRANCH CANNOT BEAR FRUIT OF ITSELF, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
5. “I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; FOR WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING.
7. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”
John 15:4,5,7 (NKJV)

• A life that is not submitted to Christ fully can be full of crisis.
- Submit your desires, goals, and aspirations to Jesus Christ.

• You will not fail in Jesus’ name.
Peace!