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Build this house..........

Lou Fellingham's song "Build this house" has spoken to me so much this week. I have listened and sung it alot recently while studying Nehemiah at church. Last week we sang it to close a difficult meeting and it meant so much to different people. Today we sang it during the service and both times I have found myself crying at the beauty of the words and the deeper meaning behind them.

'To serve you is the greatest thing that I could ever do'

'Help me fan the flame which you began, and burn in me a love for you that all will clearly see'

'Unless you build this house, I am building it in vain, unless the work is yours there is nothing to be gained'

Just a few separate lines from the song - but when you look deeper it is real soul crippling stuff. Even though I have heard and sung this song alot, it is moving me in a new and fresh way, the words are meaning different things.

Rebuilding is so important but I, and I'm sure many others overlook the fact that building through my own strength alone will destine me to fail. But with God there will be no failure and no short comings. I will never fail when I lean on Gods' strength.

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