Whose Name Are We Building?

We live in a world obsessed with names.

Buildings, bridges, streets, and parks, all adorned with the names of people whose glory fades, but whose monuments remain. We have turned legacy into idolatry, chiseling stone where we should be kneeling in prayer. Somewhere along the way, we started building to be remembered instead of to revere.

We forgot that creation itself was meant to glorify the Creator, not the created. The skyline now tells stories of wealth, ego, and ambition but where are the names of mercy, love, and grace?

In Charleston, lives were lost in a house of prayer not because of a monument to God, but because of monuments built for men.  We are guarding symbols that have never saved us, while forgetting the One who did. True legacy is not carved in stone; it’s written in spirit.  When we build in God’s name, every wall becomes worship.  When we raise structures that serve the poor, teach the lost, and heal the broken, we are not naming things after people, we are naming them after purpose.  It is time we return to building for God, not for credit, not for applause, but for kingdom impact.

Because only what’s built on His name will last.

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

-Psalms 127:1

Reflection:

 Whose name are you building for: yours, theirs, or His?

 When your time here ends, will your monument be made of stone… or of souls you helped to save?