Note our focus
Unless Yahweh builds the house, They labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, The watchman guards it in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, To stay up late, Eating the bread of toil; For he gives sleep to his loved ones. (Psa 127:1-2 WEB)
Ahhh but the watchman guards! One might exclaim. Why do we key in on the one thing about us and then miss ALL the rest about Him and what He does and is doing? If you don't understand Him and His work you'll attempt to do His work for the sake of working and miss your true work and even more the true relationship with Him.
What is the whole of the point of these two verses (granted they are just plucked out of context of the Psalms, but the point is to illustrate our thinking)? It's about God working, not us. He is both the necessary and sufficient condition.
Ahhh but the watchman guards! One might exclaim. Why do we key in on the one thing about us and then miss ALL the rest about Him and what He does and is doing? If you don't understand Him and His work you'll attempt to do His work for the sake of working and miss your true work and even more the true relationship with Him.
What is the whole of the point of these two verses (granted they are just plucked out of context of the Psalms, but the point is to illustrate our thinking)? It's about God working, not us. He is both the necessary and sufficient condition.
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Tuesday, July 05, 2005
