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1Unless the Lord builds a Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the house, the work of the

builders is wasted. builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a Unless the Lord protects a

city, guarding it with city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. sentries will do no good.

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PrinciplePrincipleNo work and no security No work and no security will be effective unless will be effective unless accompanied by God. accompanied by God.

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The Psalmist is drawing the The Psalmist is drawing the reader’s attention to be reader’s attention to be

conscious & dependent on conscious & dependent on the LORD’S Blessingthe LORD’S Blessing

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The sad thing is that many The sad thing is that many times God does prosper us times God does prosper us

but we take the credit. but we take the credit.

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The best hand-to-hand The best hand-to-hand combat iscombat isPRAYERPRAYER

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The LordThe Lord will withhold no will withhold no good thing from those who good thing from those who

do what is right. do what is right. Ps. 84:11Ps. 84:11

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This is foolishThis is foolishfor it is a focus on the for it is a focus on the

temporal at the expense of temporal at the expense of the eternal.the eternal.

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2It is useless for you to It is useless for you to work so hard from early work so hard from early

morning until late at night, morning until late at night, anxiously working for food anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to to eat; for God gives rest to

his loved ones. his loved ones.

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1 Timothy 5:81 Timothy 5:8 - But if anyone - But if anyone does not provide for his does not provide for his relatives, and especially for relatives, and especially for members of his household, members of his household, he has denied the faith and is he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. worse than an unbeliever. ESVESV

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Philippians 4:6-7Philippians 4:6-7 - Don’t worry - Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him what you need, and thank him for all he has done.for all he has done.

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77Then you will experience Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. anything we can understand. His peace will guard your His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.in Christ Jesus. NLTNLT

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3Children are a gift from the Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward Lord; they are a reward

from him. from him. 4Children born to Children born to a young man are like a young man are like

arrows in a warrior’s hands. arrows in a warrior’s hands.

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5How joyful is the man How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of whose quiver is full of

them! He will not be put to them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts shame when he confronts

his accusers at the city his accusers at the city gates. gates. NLTNLT

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God will enable you to God will enable you to provide for your family provide for your family and teach you to parentand teach you to parent

ifif you Trust Him you Trust Him

and not yourself. and not yourself.

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Meditation & ApplicationMeditation & Application

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Build and Defend while Build and Defend while Depending upon God. Depending upon God.


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Be diligent in Be diligent in work but don’t work but don’t focus on workfocus on work

– – it is not your it is not your God, Jesus is. God, Jesus is.


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ChildrenChildren are a are a gift from God gift from God

Teach them the Teach them the values of His Kingdom values of His Kingdom

Aim Aim them as them as arrows arrows

towards towards God God

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