WHAT IS THE BEST USE OF THE TIMES? (36)
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
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What Is the Best Use of the Times? (36)
Series: Wisdom - Suffering, Thinking, Loving, and Living Authentically
Patrick Edwards
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Introduction
(You know we couldn't study one of the most famous passages in the whole Bible without playing a little of this song, right? Music historians tell us it's the oldest song (if you consider that the Preacher pens these lyrics) to ever go number one on the Billboard charts! Maybe if the Preacher had known that one day he'd be the author of a number one song in America he wouldn't have been so depressed and frustrated with life!)
Time itself is an important theme throughout the Bible. From the very beginning to the end of the Scriptures the clear truth that God has a definitive plan for the world and for the coming and consummation of His Kingdom. The world is under God's dominion; He is bringing His perfect plan to fruition. And as we've talked about over the last month, the Preacher in the book of Ecclesiastes knows this truth. He's a good Israelite; he knows that there is a time for all things. His struggle is that he can't quite see that truth playing out in his own life, like, ''Ok, I know that there is a big purpose to everything, but what does that mean for today or for me and my life?'' And isn't that the question we all have, whether we're Christians or not? Like, ''If there is a some big purpose for everything, then how do I fit into that?'' Perhaps put more simply, ''What should I be doing with my life and with my days?''
This is probably one of the most frequent questions or frustrations that I hear from people, ''I just don't know what I'm supposed to be doing.'' You remember Paul wrote to the Ephesians, ''Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.'' What this statement tells us is that there is some best use of the time and we need to discover what it is so that we may do it.
And so what we're going ...
Series: Wisdom - Suffering, Thinking, Loving, and Living Authentically
Patrick Edwards
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Introduction
(You know we couldn't study one of the most famous passages in the whole Bible without playing a little of this song, right? Music historians tell us it's the oldest song (if you consider that the Preacher pens these lyrics) to ever go number one on the Billboard charts! Maybe if the Preacher had known that one day he'd be the author of a number one song in America he wouldn't have been so depressed and frustrated with life!)
Time itself is an important theme throughout the Bible. From the very beginning to the end of the Scriptures the clear truth that God has a definitive plan for the world and for the coming and consummation of His Kingdom. The world is under God's dominion; He is bringing His perfect plan to fruition. And as we've talked about over the last month, the Preacher in the book of Ecclesiastes knows this truth. He's a good Israelite; he knows that there is a time for all things. His struggle is that he can't quite see that truth playing out in his own life, like, ''Ok, I know that there is a big purpose to everything, but what does that mean for today or for me and my life?'' And isn't that the question we all have, whether we're Christians or not? Like, ''If there is a some big purpose for everything, then how do I fit into that?'' Perhaps put more simply, ''What should I be doing with my life and with my days?''
This is probably one of the most frequent questions or frustrations that I hear from people, ''I just don't know what I'm supposed to be doing.'' You remember Paul wrote to the Ephesians, ''Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.'' What this statement tells us is that there is some best use of the time and we need to discover what it is so that we may do it.
And so what we're going ...
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