It's entirely possible to give your entire life to working hard and doing a lot of good

things, and yet, in the end, to find that your effort is in vain.

Without dependence on God, all of our working and striving and anxious toil are ultimately

fruitless.

In this message from Psalm 127, David Platt contrasts self-dependent striving with the

kind of trusting God that allows us to rest, even in the midst of needed labor and difficult

days.

It is God who sustains us and who ultimately builds us up, including providing the blessing

of children in our families.

Our parenting, like the rest of our lives, is intended to be carried out in full reliance

on the Lord who builds the house.

This is the Radical with David Platt podcast.

Here is David with a message titled, Trust the Lord to Build the House.

So let's dive right in, Psalm 127, verse 1.

This is the Word of God.

And on that note, isn't it good this summer hearing God's Word from different pastors

and being reminded that it's God's Word, not any person, not any pastor that ultimately

brings us together, and as long as God's Word is proclaimed, then we are happy people.

We're satisfied in the Word of God, period.

So let's hear the Word of God to us today, Psalm 127, verse 1.

Verse the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain, unless the Lord watches

over the city.

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