Psalm 127:1-5
A song of ascents. Of Solomon.
1 Unless the LORD builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain.
2 In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
for he grants sleep to those he loves.
3 Children are a heritage from the LORD,
offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.
The Psalmist tells us about our house and the security in our lives...God helps us daily...He helps us with our daily bread...He helps us find our home...He helps us with our sleep...God grants sleep to those who love Him...He helps us with our families...God watches over our cities, where we live...God helps those who have been faithful to Him...God is Provident over all things...He controls His universe, His creation...
If we do not believe in God and do not pray or contact Him, we will not be subject to any of His great blessings...For those who believe in the majesty of man, believes man is in control...But the best laid plans of man, without God, are nothing...Each of our days is uncertain, without Him...Our plans are only foolish plans without Him...
It is our LORD who provides our shelter, our security, our daily bread, our families, everything...Families and children are gifts of God...God is in control...The Psalmist teaches us the Providence of God...God made the world and everything in it and is LORD of heaven and earth (Acts 17:24)...God is everywhere...God controls the universe...God looks over man in a loving way...The wise man, who knows God, knows that it is His will and His plan that will happen in the universe...The wise man looks to Him to receive His blessings...Any and all of our successes depend on God...