Proverbs 24:27

Go ahead, build your career and give yourself to your work. But if you put me first, you’ll see your family built up!

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There’s a classic track on Jay-Z’s Black Album where Hov steps to the mic and asks a piercing question: “What more can I say?” Translation? “My résumé in hip hop/entertainment is long, the receipts are real… the work speaks for itself.”

“What more can I tell you?”

And low-key… that’s exactly the spirit of Proverbs 24:27 — especially in The Passion Translation:

“Go ahead, build your career and give yourself to your work. But if you put Me first, you’ll see your family built up!”

That’s the blueprint! There’s really nothing more to…say.

What is the Proverb saying? Do the work. Trust the process. And let the fruit speak for you…that’s the blueprint.

📐 What’s the Blueprint?

Here’s something most people don’t know:

The word “blueprint” comes from an old 1800s chemical process where sunlight burned white lines onto deep blue paper — the very sheets architects used to map out entire buildings.

You couldn’t erase the blue in the print. You couldn’t fake the blue in the print. You couldn’t alter the blue in the print.

The blueprint was the unchangeable master plan — and the whole building rose or fell based on whether you followed it.

That’s Proverbs in architectural language.

You want a stable life? Follow the blueprint. You want a strong legacy? Follow the blueprint. You want your family built up? Follow the divine order before you start hanging drywall on your dreams.

That’s why I also love the way the NIV says it:

“Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.”

Translation? Sequence matters. Foundation first. Future second.

👣 My Testimony

I first read this verse eons ago as a teenager. No career yet. No wife yet. No kids yet. But this verse etched itself into me.

And now, decades later — I look at my relationship with my wife, my children walking wisely for themselves, my ministry, the legacy God has allowed me to build…

And honestly? What more can I say? The fruit speaks louder than anything I can tell you.

🌱 Encouragement

So Young King, Young Queen, whoever’s listening: Follow the blueprint now. Put God first. Work your field. Give yourself to your craft. And let your future house rise on God’s time-schedule.

Your blueprint is divine. Your outcome is designed by heaven.

💥 Remember

Work reveals the blueprint. Legacy proves you followed it.

Prayer

Lord, align my work with Your blueprint for my life.

Today’s Challenge

Identify one area of your life that needs order before expansion. Don’t build the house today — just fix the field. One step toward the blueprint. That’s it.

About the Author

Fred Lynch is a creative communicator, author, and Christian Hip Hop pioneer. To learn more about Fred and what he’s up to now…click here or you can find him in all the socials by searching the handle: heyfredlynch

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