Psalm 127 – Making a difference in life: family, nation and business

Psalm 127 is the eighth of the Songs of Degrees. Solomon, the son of David, wrote this Psalm. His intention was to tell us that all human effort, without God’s blessing, would be in vain. There are four areas that God wants to bless us. Besides blessing our home, our city, our work, He wants to bless us with children. It is possible to go about life without God, but it is not possible to go about life in a meaningful, purposeful and valuable way without Him being a part of it.

We cannot ignore God and expect to be blessed. We need Him in our everyday life and we also need Him in family living. We need to recognize His Lordship in all areas of life. Without factoring Him in the home, we can never have meaningful family existence. Hence we must always make sure that in our home God is the unseen head, the host in our family gathering. A country without God is unprotected. The best protection we can expect for our country is when we believers intercede and pray for our country. At work and in our career, we also need God. Bear in mind that our ultimate source is God. Our employers and bosses are only His resources to bring us His blessings. We must never leave God out in our working life. To have God’s will in all three areas is fundamental to success. Without it, all our endeavors will be unfruitful.      

Verses 3-5, Solomon tells us that children are God’s blessings. Our children are God’s gifts to us. Hence we must do our utmost to ensure that they are well brought up. Children who are well brought up are priceless to a family. It’s indeed a blessing to have many of such children in a family. They are like arrows that are well-crafted and ready for battle.  

The call is to factor God in everything we do. We can rest well when we have committed everything to God. Let us make Him Lord in our role as a parent, in our role as a citizen, and in whatever position we hold in our career. We must also give thanks to Him for the children He has given us. More importantly we must train them in the Lord’s ways so that they will always bring honor to His name.