03-27-2020, 01:42 PM
CAC LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE*
*Friday, March 27, 2020*
*TOPIC:*NOTHINGNESS OF LIFE*
*Read: Ecclesiastes 6:1-12*
Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
*MEMORISE: For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun? (Ecclesiastes 6:12)*
*EXPOSITION*
Man knows not what he looks for in life, but he just continues running from one pillar to another pole! He remains insatiable. However, death always gets him satisfied, because in the grave, no more aspiration or racing (Eccl. 9:10).
We have presidents who have ruled their countries for 20, 28 and even more years. Yet, they don't want to leave, except the office leaves them. So, what do you seek in life? What are your yearnings and aspirations? Are all these not already determined from the beginning?
If you had known His thought and plans regarding you, you would not have needlessly been involving yourself in the rat race (cf. Jer. 29:11). All these are vanities upon vanities! You had better start focussing on serving Him to the best of your ability in any areas of your life and investing in your eternity by cherishing things that have eternal values - the things of God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and by His Holy Spirit, enshrined in His Word (Eccl. 12:13-14; Col. 3:1ff).
Job says, 'man's days are determined, the number of his months is with God who has appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass' (Job 14:5). God has plans for your life, except you are unaware. If you are not aware, the information is here with you.
You cannot surpass what God has determined for you. You may try and try, but you can't. Why not stop worrying (Matt. 6:31-34)? Don't live your tomorrow today. Live today while redeeming each day by seizing available God-given opportunities (Eph. 5:16). Don't be mad at people you think should help you but don't. They do not determine your destiny. The determinant of your destiny is purely divine. Bless you!
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. O God, help me to continue to consider my end, before my eventual call home.
2. O God, help us, both individually and corporately, to acknowledge our emptiness and nothingness without You, so that we can stay glued to You, till eternity.
3. Lord, help our youths to appreciate the vanity of life, so that they would stop chasing wealth and fame at all cost, including 'yahoo-plus', money ritual, etc.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Deuteronomy 23 - 25 & John 20*
*HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND.............SHALOM*
*Friday, March 27, 2020*
*TOPIC:*NOTHINGNESS OF LIFE*
*Read: Ecclesiastes 6:1-12*
Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
*MEMORISE: For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun? (Ecclesiastes 6:12)*
*EXPOSITION*
Man knows not what he looks for in life, but he just continues running from one pillar to another pole! He remains insatiable. However, death always gets him satisfied, because in the grave, no more aspiration or racing (Eccl. 9:10).
We have presidents who have ruled their countries for 20, 28 and even more years. Yet, they don't want to leave, except the office leaves them. So, what do you seek in life? What are your yearnings and aspirations? Are all these not already determined from the beginning?
If you had known His thought and plans regarding you, you would not have needlessly been involving yourself in the rat race (cf. Jer. 29:11). All these are vanities upon vanities! You had better start focussing on serving Him to the best of your ability in any areas of your life and investing in your eternity by cherishing things that have eternal values - the things of God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and by His Holy Spirit, enshrined in His Word (Eccl. 12:13-14; Col. 3:1ff).
Job says, 'man's days are determined, the number of his months is with God who has appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass' (Job 14:5). God has plans for your life, except you are unaware. If you are not aware, the information is here with you.
You cannot surpass what God has determined for you. You may try and try, but you can't. Why not stop worrying (Matt. 6:31-34)? Don't live your tomorrow today. Live today while redeeming each day by seizing available God-given opportunities (Eph. 5:16). Don't be mad at people you think should help you but don't. They do not determine your destiny. The determinant of your destiny is purely divine. Bless you!
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. O God, help me to continue to consider my end, before my eventual call home.
2. O God, help us, both individually and corporately, to acknowledge our emptiness and nothingness without You, so that we can stay glued to You, till eternity.
3. Lord, help our youths to appreciate the vanity of life, so that they would stop chasing wealth and fame at all cost, including 'yahoo-plus', money ritual, etc.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Deuteronomy 23 - 25 & John 20*
*HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND.............SHALOM*