Psalm 127

The introduction to this psalm is about building a house in submission to God. But how does God build a house? He does not deal with the physical aspects. He sets in place the foundation of love, plumbed with truth, and mortared with grace.  But the clearest imagery of God's house construction tools can be seen in Matthew 7:24-27. There we can see the divine building materials. Jesus said, "...these words of mine..". That is what God provides for building a house. What we do with those materials becomes clear in Jesus' message.  First we hear his words. If we listen to no one else we will not hear them. If we listen to the wrong person we will not catch what Jesus said. Once we hear his words leave us no option; we will act. We might reject his words. We might respond to his words. But even if we ignore the words we heard we will still be acting against them.
Stuart