The Big, Bad Wolf is always looking for houses to blow down.
After all, he’s got a long resume of successfully huffing and puffing, doesn’t he?
We all know of marriages or parent-child relationships or entire congregations that have collapsed after that gnarly rascal started blowing destructive winds upon them.
It didn’t have to be that way, though.
And it doesn’t have to be that way now.
Particularly for those of us who are Christians.
I want to encourage you to reinforce the strength of your marriage or your parent-child relationship or your congregational unity or your friendships or whatever. And I want to invite you to do so by integrating the principle of Psalm 127:1 into all your interactions and prayers in the days ahead.
“Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain.”
There’s no way to stand up to the Devil’s schemes to destroy what is important to you — and even your own soul — if you do not turn to the Lord for wisdom, strength and protection.
The winds of sin and evil will eventually knock down things that are important to you.
Yet if you and I follow the Word in how we love family, how we live at work, how we protect friendships and how we forgive people at church, then Satan will never be able to tear down that which is built on the solid rock of Truth rather than the sands of human wisdom.
Don’t labor in vain, my friend.
Labor for gain.
Follow God’s biblical blueprint.
Pray for God’s provision.
And make sure that every “room” of your house has a place for Him.
When Satan sees obvious evidence of God inside and outside your house of faith, he’ll look for some other house since blowing against yours would only waste his breath.
As always, I love you
Martin
