Psalm 127
Devotional:
Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. (Psalm 127:1)
I praise and thank God because His work is never in vain. Do you work to the point of excess, expecting your legacy to be in your misplaced priorities? God warns us that unless He does the building, our work is in vain. Be sure your time is spent where God wants you to be. Then, He seems to point out that if you want a legacy, look at the children He has given you or placed in your life. Value them as a soldier values his tools for the battle. Raise your children to love and respect the Lord and they will grow to bless you, their community, and maybe even the world, and come alongside others as they seek to raise children this way.
Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. (Psalm 127:1)
I praise and thank God because His work is never in vain. Do you work to the point of excess, expecting your legacy to be in your misplaced priorities? God warns us that unless He does the building, our work is in vain. Be sure your time is spent where God wants you to be. Then, He seems to point out that if you want a legacy, look at the children He has given you or placed in your life. Value them as a soldier values his tools for the battle. Raise your children to love and respect the Lord and they will grow to bless you, their community, and maybe even the world, and come alongside others as they seek to raise children this way.
Pray it:
Father, I confess that I have often sought to build my life in my own strength and for my own glory. Help me instead to look to you in all things, doing them in your power and for your praise. Amen.
Father, I confess that I have often sought to build my life in my own strength and for my own glory. Help me instead to look to you in all things, doing them in your power and for your praise. Amen.
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