We are all builders whether we realize it or not. We are constantly building someone or something. Our buildings could be our own lives, children, families, homes, careers, businesses, work churches.
Although God gives us someone or something to build, He is the builder of all things.
“For every house is built by someone, but he who builds all things is God” -Hebrews 3:4
Whenever God calls us to build for Him, He is simply calling us into building a partnership with Him.
As co-builders with God, we are not expected to build anything independently of God. Sadly many people today are building without any respect for God -His plan, proceeds, pattern, principle, or purpose.
Although everyone is a builder, not everyone is a wise builder.
So, how do we know if we are wise builders or foolish builders?
There are primary only two ways to know, by the tests we have in his life and by God‘s response.
A wise builder:
A wise builder is someone who builds according to God‘s plan or pattern, following God’s instructions and principles, what you build will withstand the tests, trials and pressures of life.
No matter what comes against your life, your relationships,, your home, family, career, or business, if it is built on God solid foundation, and according to God’s pattern, it will stand and not fall apart, crumble, or collapse.
Jesus gives us an example of this in Matthew 7:24-27:
“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock, and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who builds his house on the sand, and he said descended the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it fell, and great was its fall.”
You are a wise builder if you are conforming to Jesus’s teachings and example.
Many marriages, homes, families, businesses, and even churches are falling apart today not because Satan has become wiser, stronger, or fiercer in his attacks that he used to be, but because independently of God and in utter disregard of God’s building plans, patterns, and principles.
When someone chooses to build, run, or manage their marriage, home, family, business, or career, according to the wisdom pattern, waves and principles of this world, whatever he builds cannot withstand the attacks of Satan or the pressures of life, but will eventually fall apart and collapse (Matthew 7:26-27).
If God takes delight what you have built and fills it with His awesome presence and glory then you are a wise builder.
For followers of God, the ultimate end or purpose of whatever we build is God‘s glory. But if God rejects what we have built and refuses to fill it with His presence, then we are foolish builders, and have not built according to God‘s pattern.
Sadly, God‘s awesome glory and present is visibly absent today in many homes, families,careers, businesses, and churches. this is simply showing that we are not building today according to God‘s plans, patterns, and principles.
God always shows His delight and approval of anything we build according to His specifications, plans, or principles but in dwelling and feeling it with His awesome presence and glory.
Before Moses started to build the tabernacle for God in the wilderness, he was called up to the mountain where God sold him the divine design, plan pattern, and specifications for His tabernacle.
Afterward, Moses was instructed:
“And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain” – Exodus 25:40
When Moses had finished building and setting up the tabernacle, according to God’s specifications, God showed His delight approval by His glory filling the tabernacle.
Apparently, Moses was a wise builder, for God and habitant and feel this tabernacle he built with His glory. Moses was a wise builder.
If we examine our home marriage, family, career, business, or churches, and we cannot visibly see, perceive or discern God’s glory, then you are not building in conformity to God’s specifications.
If we cannot see this in our lives, maybe we should go and ask God for wisdom and receive His blueprint or pattern for He has called us to do.
God said loud and clear from heaven:
“This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him” -Matthew 17:5
We cannot build anything to God delight, without knowing Jesus, leaving in Jesus, surrendering to Jesus, listening to Jesus, and conforming to Jesus’s teachings and examples.
In my opinion this is what is wrong in the world today. Until we put God first this will continue.
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