Building Homes
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Straight to the Cross
COLUMN: Fidelity
Building Homes
by Mike Benson
The place was Palmer, Alaska and the date was July
21, 1988. There were 288 construction workers
waiting for the signal to begin work. It was a
contest to see how quickly a house could be built.
They were encouraged by 6,000 spectators and a
country music band. The record they set was
absolutely incredible. In only 3 hours and 54
minutes, the team of builders had erected an $80K,
two bedroom home.
After that, the furniture company furnished the
house in just under 4 minutes. An "instant home."
We may have "instant houses", but there are no
instant homes. Homes take time to build. They are
not built out of brick and mortar, but out of
love, hope, patience, and trust (cf. 1 Corinthians
13). There will never be any bands playing, nor
crowds of spectators cheering you on. Neither will
there be any press releases announcing when you
are through and the time that was required for the
building. The truth of the matter is that you
always find improvements which need to be made.
But with love as the foundation and God as your
architect, you can know real joy as you watch your
home develop.
"Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders
labor in vain"(Psalm 127:1).
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