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This morning I had a little quiet time before the children woke up (because I got up early to see our friends off on their journey home) and I decided to pick up my Bible and read something random. I’ve been reading through Genesis, love to read the Gospels, recently read the book of Amos, been reading Proverbs with the kiddos, and the book of Galatians is always an interesting destination to me.

But today I just flipped the pages and ended up in the Psalm one hundreds.

I spied Psalm 127 and decided to start reading.

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.

That seemed familiar enough, and a cool reminder that life works best when God starts it (remember?)

As I kept reading, I noticed that I should make a plaque with Psalm 127 on it and hang it prominently on the front of our house! 🙂 This whole, short psalm seems to be my life in a nutshell. (There’s more in Psalm 128, too!) God has definitely blessed us, and we love living a life of complete trust in his provision (and protection of that provision). We’re learning to trust him more every day.

I’ll leave you with the psalms … enjoy!

Psalm 127
1 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.
2 It is useless for you to work so hard
from early morning until late at night,
anxiously working for food to eat;
for God gives rest to his loved ones.
3 Children are a gift from the Lord;
they are a reward from him.
4 Children born to a young man
are like arrows in a warrior’s hands.
5 How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them!
He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.

Psalm 128
1 How joyful are those who fear the Lord—
all who follow his ways!
2 You will enjoy the fruit of your labor.
How joyful and prosperous you will be!
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine,
flourishing within your home.
Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees
as they sit around your table.
4 That is the Lord’s blessing
for those who fear him.
5 May the Lord continually bless you from Zion.
May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.
6 May you live to enjoy your grandchildren.
May Israel have peace!