LIVING FOR THE LONG HAUL (11 OF 11)
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12
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Living for the Long Haul (11 of 11)
Series: Ecclesiastes
Robert Dawson
Ecclesiastes 12
A young 25-year-old first and second grade S.S. teacher in Chicago was getting ready for class one Sunday morning when John, the pastor's son, walked into class with a little girl named Karen and proudly announced, ''Mrs. Fernandez, Karen and I are going to get married when we are big.'' I said, ''Oh, will you invite me to the wedding?'' The little guy responded, ''Nah, you'll probably be dead by then.
The truth is - life is short.
1. With every passing day we draw another day closer to the day we will die.
2. Not a pleasant thought I know. None of us are guaranteed tomorrow.
3. As we encounter one tomorrow after another and each one we encounter quickly becoming a yesterday we come to the hard and fast realization that Father Time is not a doddering, meandering old man stumbling towards us but a world class track in full sprint.
Psalm 39.4-6: Lord make me to know my end, and what is the extent of my days, Let me know how transient I am… Behold, Thou has made my days as handbreaths, and my lifetime as nothing in Thy sight, surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Surely every man walks about as a phantom.
Because of that what we do with the time we have is undoubtedly something of eternal significance. Do you remember the little poem we closed with last week?
I have only just a minute
Only sixty seconds in it
Forced upon me - can't refuse it
Didn't seek it - didn't choose it,
But it's up to me to use it.
I must suffer if I lose it.
Give an account if I abuse it.
Just a tiny little minute - but eternity is in it
The time we have is short and is much too precious to be wasted.
This was something Solomon learned as he grew old and gained a different perspective. A perspective those who are younger would do well to have, hold and pursue. Remember, Solomon was the son of King David and heir to the throne. We attribute 3 of the books in th ...
Series: Ecclesiastes
Robert Dawson
Ecclesiastes 12
A young 25-year-old first and second grade S.S. teacher in Chicago was getting ready for class one Sunday morning when John, the pastor's son, walked into class with a little girl named Karen and proudly announced, ''Mrs. Fernandez, Karen and I are going to get married when we are big.'' I said, ''Oh, will you invite me to the wedding?'' The little guy responded, ''Nah, you'll probably be dead by then.
The truth is - life is short.
1. With every passing day we draw another day closer to the day we will die.
2. Not a pleasant thought I know. None of us are guaranteed tomorrow.
3. As we encounter one tomorrow after another and each one we encounter quickly becoming a yesterday we come to the hard and fast realization that Father Time is not a doddering, meandering old man stumbling towards us but a world class track in full sprint.
Psalm 39.4-6: Lord make me to know my end, and what is the extent of my days, Let me know how transient I am… Behold, Thou has made my days as handbreaths, and my lifetime as nothing in Thy sight, surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Surely every man walks about as a phantom.
Because of that what we do with the time we have is undoubtedly something of eternal significance. Do you remember the little poem we closed with last week?
I have only just a minute
Only sixty seconds in it
Forced upon me - can't refuse it
Didn't seek it - didn't choose it,
But it's up to me to use it.
I must suffer if I lose it.
Give an account if I abuse it.
Just a tiny little minute - but eternity is in it
The time we have is short and is much too precious to be wasted.
This was something Solomon learned as he grew old and gained a different perspective. A perspective those who are younger would do well to have, hold and pursue. Remember, Solomon was the son of King David and heir to the throne. We attribute 3 of the books in th ...
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