Building your spiritual house (Pt.2)

(Part 2: The Architect)

“Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.”-Psalm 127:1

Probably, next to choosing the right location, the most important decision a person building their dream home can make is to choose the right architect. 

When we try and build a life for God using our own design, our own plans, or our own wish list; we labor in vain because we are not building God’s house, we are building a house for God based on our own preferences. 

In Hebrews 11:10 we read how Abraham was searching for a city whose builder and maker is God:

“Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.”-

Abraham left his home in Ur in search of the eternal architect. He had no idea where he was going but he knew who he was looking to find. He was passionate about the Architect before he ever knew the design plans. Blueprints, mind you, that God already had planned for Abraham’s life. 

A dream home doesn’t become a dream home when the project is complete and move-in ready. Rather, it becomes our dream home the moment our desire begins to formulate the design in our hearts and minds. 

God has been planning His dream home in you for a very long time:

““I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”-Jeremiah 1:5

“You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.”-Psalm 139:16

The word of God teaches us through Jeremiah and David that His blueprints for our lives pre-date our existence. God has a vision for your life. He has a dream and a purpose:

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”-Jeremiah 29:11

When we bought our current home, it wasn’t move in ready. It needed work. it needed counter tops, paint, lighting, plumbing work, and a deep clean. It wasn’t yet what we envisioned , but it was still our dream home. We still have a bathroom to remodel, cabinets to paint, and flooring to put down, but it is still our dream home. It’s a work in progress and so are you. 

You are a living stone that is bing built up as a spiritual house. The truth is, you don’t have to be move in ready to be God’s dream home. He isn’t afraid of fixer uppers. Your life doesn’t scare Him. He sees the completed project. The question is are you going to let Him be the architect of your life? 

Scott Burr

Dayspring Community Church