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Psalms 127:1
"Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."

We studied the incarnation of Christ throughout the Advent season. Last week we returned to the Gospel of John were we read words that echo the vert first words of the Old Testament. This drove home the understanding that this is ALL GOD'S PLAN for our redemption. If we think about it, our world's reaction is a little surprising; rejecting the Son of God. The Holy Scriptures describes it as darkness rejecting the Light. We experience it as BAD wants nothing to do with GOOD. 

As we enter this New Year, we want to kept this in mind. Today's verse really cautions us to NOT reject GOD but keep Him at the center of our lives; "Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but IN VAIN."

The "house" here is any and every house. From the Temple to a palace, or even the littlest apartment, and everything in-between. And, it means it literally and figuratively as in all the labors that people undertake. It is GOD'S Divine blessing that causes SUCCESS. 

Then the Psalmist states it another way to help us fully understand. Even a successful city needs GOD'S protection. The "watchman waketh" is a reference to night night watchman who would protect everyone while they sleep from midnight attack of robbers or an enemy. Unless GOD'S providence is protecting the "city" it will fall.




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