“Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.” Psalm 68:4-6
One of the best things about being a child of God is that logically puts us in the family of God. He is our Father. We have brothers and sisters . We are family. JAH, contraction of Jehovah, the One True God, is our Father. In that, He is our protector. We live in His presence and he dwells with us. These verses name two types of people who are described as solitary; fatherless and widows. HE is with the lonely. The Psalmist is encouraging the defenseless and alone that the Almighty God has not left us alone. He is with us. We have a family. If we have family that is alone we should act like a proper family and let them know with our presence that God is not the only one who is there for them. God set ‘the solitary in families’ for a reason. Let us fulfill our role in that reason.
“Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.” Proverbs 14:1
We have all sorts of concepts about what a wife and mother does in the home. Wisdom says that a wise woman builds her house, not the structure, floor, walls, and roof necessarily, but the family. That is what home really is, just like the church is, the people. What builds people? Instruction, encouragement, training, coaching, loving, correct correction. What ‘plucketh down’ people? To pluck means to pinch off one bit at a time.  Discouragement, criticism, demeaning, sarcasm, incorrect correction. The floor may not rot. The walls may stand for hundreds of years. The roof may hold out every drop of rain, but destruction, the destruction of the people may come from within. Careful. Wisdom says be very careful to build and not pluck down. Wise or foolish?
evangelist adam borden 