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Sabbath in the Psalms

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15 Days

The Architect Of Our Lives

Day 13

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“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.”

Psalm 127:1

In a culture where effort and action are expected, God assures us that unless He is the chief architect, our working and our watching are in vain. No amount of striving on our part will accomplish His purpose. The foundation of who we are becoming must be designed and developed by the Creator. During this season of Sabbath, building and resting seem like opposites, yet they operate in tandem. Only by resting in God do we build our most stable foundations. This type of rest is not kicking back and checking out; this restful pace trusts the Lord within the bigger arc of our life’s story. We can find true peace when we know that God is in control. We can release our needs to the primary Designer and Architect of our lives, and instead, we can find contentment in participating in the building process.

Reflect + Apply:

As you go through this week, invite God into specific moments when you are trying to be the author of your story and ask Him to give you rest while He builds and guards your life.

Prayer

Lord, I rest today knowing that you are the builder of my life. Help me to slow down, surrender, and work alongside your sovereign plans today. Amen.

Scripture References

15This is what the Sovereign

Lord

, the Holy One of Israel, says:

“In repentance and rest is your salvation,

in quietness and trust is your strength,

but you would have none of it.

1Blessed is the one

who does not walk in step with the wicked

or stand in the way that sinners take

or sit in the company of mockers,

2but whose delight is in the law of the

Lord

and who meditates on his law day and night.

11You make known to me the path of life;

you will fill me with joy in your presence,

with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

7Some trust in chariots and some in horses,

but we trust in the name of the

Lord

our God.

1The

Lord

is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

8Taste and see that the

Lord

is good;

blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

9Fear the

Lord

, you his holy people,

for those who fear him lack nothing.

5Why, my soul, are you downcast?

Why so disturbed within me?

Put your hope in God,

for I will yet praise him,

my Savior and my God.

10for every animal of the forest is mine,

and the cattle on a thousand hills.

1Hear my cry, O God;

listen to my prayer.

2From the ends of the earth I call to you,

I call as my heart grows faint;

lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

3For you have been my refuge,

a strong tower against the foe.

10Better is one day in your courts

than a thousand elsewhere;

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God

than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

1Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2I will say of the

Lord

, “He is my refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.”

1Praise the

Lord

, my soul;

all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

2Praise the

Lord

, my soul,

and forget not all his benefits—

3who forgives all your sins

and heals all your diseases,

4who redeems your life from the pit

and crowns you with love and compassion,

5who satisfies your desires with good things

so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

50My comfort in my suffering is this:

Your promise preserves my life.

1Unless the

Lord

builds the house,

the builders labor in vain.

Unless the

Lord

watches over the city,

the guards stand watch in vain.

1How good and pleasant it is

when God’s people live together in unity!

7They celebrate your abundant goodness

and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

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