Psalm 127

I know that this topic has been discussed time and again, and most of us are on the same page.  However, it just occured to me how many young women there are that may be reading our blogs and just beginning to understand the fruitful womb.  Anyhow, I have been pondering this passage and all that it entails, so I thought I would post my thoughts...

When I first read these verses, I was actually surprised.  I had heard the first verse many times...Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.  I had heard that verse applied over and over to the things we choose to do.  For example, if you are going to take a job, ask the Lord if it is the right job for you.  If you are going to start a new business, put the Lord first and make your decisions based on His guidance.  Now these are noble things to do, but when I read the entire Psalm, I was surprised at the context of this verse.  God is telling us that He wants to build our house (household). 

We can try and create our perfect family - 2.5 children and one dog, but we are laboring in vain.  We are planning and preventing to our own demise.  We are eating the bread of sorrows.  How many times do we spin our wheels trying to serve in different ministries, when the very heritage of the Lord is place in our loving care.  With each babe He places in our wombs, He is both entrusting us and rewarding us.  Let us be reminded of the prodigal son who squandered his inheritance.  How many times have we squandered our heavenly rewards in search of temporal happiness, convenience, neccessities?

As we look at the last verse, we see that happy is the man hath his quiver full of them [children].  How many makes a full quiver.  I think the answer is found back in verse 1, let the Lord build your house.  He has designed each man and intimately knows how many arrows it will take to fill his quiver.  For every young family who timidly asks themselves, "How can we handle the 15 kids we are going to have if we don't limit our family size?", there is another family hoping and praying, "Lord, how can we go on without the children we so desire?"  In both cases, the Lord offers the answer.  He wants to build our houses, so that we don't have to labor in vain.  He knows us and loves us and has plans to prosper us. 

October 1, 2007

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Yes He does know the answer and praise Him that we don't have to! Or even worry about it either. Praise Him!

Great post!

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Posted by quiverfullacres at 12:09 PM