Psalm 127

The Lord God Almighty cares about us. He cares enough to teach us by His Word and Spirit, even to confront us, to show us the right way to go, and to help us along that pathway of following His Son. See 2 Timothy 3:16. He is committed to the complete sanctification of His church.

We are the temple of the Holy Spirit, a living, breathing, serving house of the Lord. That house will only get built if He builds it.

Jesus is the Cornerstone of that temple. Without that One Great Cornerstone, the entire house of the Lord could never stand. The temple of the Holy Spirit was founded on His righteousness, His death on the cross, and His resurrection from the grave. It was not founded on our worries, or our ability to obey.

We are also the city of God, His new Jerusalem. Unless the Lord watches over that city, cares for it, defends it, and builds it up, it can never stand. Jesus has promised to build it, and He will not be stopped.

He uses His people to build up the city, but He alone is the true Master Builder. Without His work from heaven leading and empowering us, the walls of that city come down, and we are left defenseless at the mercy of those who come to steal, kill, and utterly destroy us.

Because He watches over the city, we can sleep. It is right for us to work hard for the city of God, but it is a matter of faith for us to rest as well as to work. Anxiety does not honor our Lord. He gives His beloved children sleep.

We are not only His building and His city. We are His family. Just as He is the Master Builder of the temple of the Holy Spirit, and the Lord Protector of the City of God, He is the Father over all His household. We are called to be a rich inheritance for Jesus Christ, and to have eternal fellowship in the family of God.

Even now, the quiver of the Lord Jesus is full of all His precious children. He is our great Captain and our King. If we have been blessed with children, we know that we will never forget them. How much more will Jesus remember everyone who belongs to His beloved family? In love, He will protect us, sanctify us, keep us, and bless us forever.