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Reading:
Psalm 127

“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain” (1).

The builder and the watchman must still do their parts.

The husband and father must still do his part.

The wife and mother must still do her part.

With the Lord.

Or the building and the watching will be in vain.

The Lord will be faithful in that which corresponds to Him.

Will I?

I haven’t been, always. I regret that. My heart breaks over that. And over those affected by my failure.

But all is not lost!

The question now is, Will I be faithful from this point forward?

Because I can redeem what’s left of my stewardship!

With the Lord.

So help me, God.

A little bit more from Psalm 127: Of the Lord

PS: This morning’s computer wallpaper is one I’ve decided not to post to the Web. It is an old scanned photo of our three youngest children (I couldn’t find one quickly of all five children) with this piece of verse 4: “as arrows are in the hands of a mighty man.” Young parents, form your arrows well and aim them carefully!

Meeting my needs is His responsibility.
Reading:

Psalm 123

Who gives me what I need?

Who tells me what to do?

“Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us” (Psalm 123:2).

The servant’s duty is to do the will of the master. So he looks to the master to learn what he is to do.

The master’s duty is to supply the needs of the servant. Again, the servant looks to the master for what he needs.

That is how I should be looking to Jesus.

My needs — emotional, social, physical, spiritual — seem numberless and overwhelming. To me. But not to Him!

Interestingly, though, it appears that in being overwhelmed by my needs I am revealing that I am not resting in the mercy of my Master. My fretting seems to indicate that I am trying to meet my own needs instead of depending on the Lord.

Meeting my needs is His responsibility.

Doing His will is mine.

Will I trust Him enough to do His job? Enough to focus on my duty instead of His?

[Have mercy upon us, O LORD (Psalm 123:3)]
from Psalm 123:3

A little bit more from Psalm 123: Eyes for Him