Opening Video Illustration: It’s Only Cookie Dough (trailer)
Why show this story? I showed you this story to inspire awe in you for God! This table has many resources which I have watched and read that inspire in me a holy awe and respect for God.
Just yesterday as I was driving I saw a license plate “In Awe 7” and the lic plate frame had Jesus on it. I laughed and thought wow – How awesome id God to give me a visual for my sermon.
We are in our series = Chasing the win a study in the book of Ecc.
Our premise for the series focuses on us catching the wind of the Holy Spirit to find purpose and fulfillment in life. We are using the kite as an example of what we need to do – the kite cannot make itself fly – it will not fly chasing the wind it has to catch the wind to fly but when it catches the wind it will soar high. The same is true spiritually we cannot fly high in the spirit realm without catching the wind of the Holy Spirit – we just don’t have the ability to soar without God! So we need to catch the wind of the Holy Spirit!
Solomon has been teaching us this spiritual principle in his journal and the next few chapter sin our study – which are 5 and 6 make the point that to soar high in the spirit realm and find fulfillment in life requires us to have a holy respect – reverence and we for God.
Sermon 4: Chasing the wind – God – awe - you?
Scripture Text: Ecc. Chapter 5
1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
2 Do not be quick with your mouth,
do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before God.
God is in heaven
and you are on earth,
so let your words be few.
3 As a dream comes when there are many cares,
so the speech of a fool when there are many words.
4When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. 5It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it. 6Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands? 7Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore stand in awe of God.
8If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still. 9The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
10 Whoever loves money never has money enough;
whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income.
This too is meaningless.
11 As goods increase,
so do those who consume them.
And what benefit are they to the owner
except to feast his eyes on them?
12 The sleep of a laborer is sweet,
whether he eats little or much,
but the abundance of a rich man
permits him no sleep.
13I have seen a grievous evil under the sun:
wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
14 or wealth lost through some misfortune,
so that when he has a son
there is nothing left for him.
15 Naked a man comes from his mother’s womb,
and as he comes, so he departs.
He takes nothing from his labor
that he can carry in his hand.
16This too is a grievous evil:
As a man comes, so he departs,
and what does he gain,
since he toils for the wind?
17 All his days he eats in darkness,
with great frustration, affliction and anger.
18Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him—for this is his lot. 19Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work—this is a gift of God. 20He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart.
Thesis: The believer must come to church with a sense of awe for God and listen to what the Spirit is saying. If we fail to invite God into our lives then we will live a meaningless life and that life will be a life of misery and be like chasing the wind.
Introduction:
Solomon has taken another walk through his kingdom and this time he walks through the Temple observing the people of Israel worshipping God. He see’s people worshipping God and their hypocritical position with God. They think God accepts their sacrifice because of their many words but yet they live a life that has no eternal value. Solomon calls them fools because they are clueless to their sinful condition. They think words speak louder than actions from the heart. They actually think they are fooling God about their hearts condition. But they are not and Solomon rebukes them and tells them that all their words are meaningless if there is no righteous action’s in their lives. He tells them that they should stand in awe of God and not try to make a fool of Him. He tells them to guard their steps and their mouths in the house of God. He really in my understanding tells them to put their vows, and their money into action for God and to quit talking about it because talk means nothing to God. The truth is he has heard it all before and God wants us to live our faith not just talk about living it. We need to take a risk for God and put our faith into action for the Kingdom of God. We need to walk the walk and forget about all the Christian talk. I remember one minister saying, “I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day!”
Illustration from “Shindler’s List” Seeing a sermon --- (see power point slide)
Oskar Shindler saved 1,000 of lives by his sacrifice of Finances, Time and Resources. The descendents of the Shindler Jews is well over 7,000 today as a result of his commitment to save those condemned to die. Shindler made a choice to live his life for God. He chose to “Love his neighbor as himself.” He chose to make a eternal difference with his life and he sacrificed his time, his money and his resources for others. This sacrifice lives on today in many lives and it lives on in eternity.
Table Illustration: Objects on Stage and on the Power Point slide:
1. Clock = Time
2. Money = Finances
3. Family and a Car = Resources
a. I believe in a principle I will call 10 to the 3rd power.
i. The Clock represents our time and parallels to the one who actually gave us all the gift of time – His name God the Father.
ii. The second object is money, which represents Jesus Christ the one who gave the biggest sacrifice for you and me. He gave his precious costly life and what price tag can you put on a person’s life?
iii. The third items are a family, a car, a house and they represent resources that we possess and these parallel what the Holy Spirit gives to us each and every day which is God’s resources. So, the thought here is we must be willing to offer our lives to God literally.
b. For those who recall your math 10 to the 3rd power is not 10+10+10=30. It is 10x10x10=1000. I believe we need to give 10% of our time to God, 10% of our finances to Christ, and 10% of our resources to the Holy Spirit- which include family, houses, cars and talents. Why because when we give 10% then God takes it and multiplies its value and this value is credited to us for in the here and now and for eternity.
Solomon is trying to communicate to us the importance of living a life for God and not for ourselves. He emphasizes this so that we will learn to worship God the right way so we can in turn reap the blessings in this world by living God’s way.
Remember to understand what Solomon is saying we have to read the last few verses of this book to put everything into context:
Ecclesiastes 12: 13, 14:
13 Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God will bring every deed into judgment,
including every hidden thing,
whether it is good or evil.
T.S. - Solomon challenges us to make sure that we have a holy awe for God then we are to put our words into action. Why? Because God does not like liars.
I. We are to have a holy awe – a respect for God!
a. Solomon tells us to stand in awe of God in verse 7 to respect and revere Him.
i. Listen to these other texts from the Bible on the importance of standing in awe of God
1. Malachi 2:1-3: 1“And now this admonition is for you, O priests. 2If you do not listen, and if you do not set your heart to honor my name,” says the LORD Almighty, “I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not set your heart to honor me.
2. Job 25:2: “Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven.
3. Isa 29:23: When they see among them their children, the work of my hands, they will keep my name holy; they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
4. Jer. 2:19: Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the LORD your God and have no awe of me,” declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
5. Mt. 9:8: When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men.
6. Acts 2:43: Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles.
7. Heb. 12:28, 29: 28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29for our “God is a consuming fire.”
b. Definition of awe from brainy and Webster’s Dictionaries:
i. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
ii. Another definition of Awe: It is a mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder inspired by authority, genius, and great beauty (www.dictionary.com).
c. Many have started to take God’s presence and His holy being to casually and I see a real lack of respect and awe for God today.
i. Reference the lack of respect given to God today and His Word.
ii. It’s time the church moves back into having a holy reverence and a holy awe for the Lord! He deserves it! HE COMMANDS IT!
T.S. – Do you have a holy – respectful awe of God in your life? Do you disrespect God or honor Him in your life? Do you make promises to God then break them like it is not a big deal?
II. Solomon asks the question “Should we make vows or not make vows to God?” (This is one of the questions in our chapter and it deals with false promises?)
a. The question is raised as to whether we should make a vow to God.
i. Solomon says don’t do it loosely! Be very careful! Warning be respectful to God!
ii. Solomon says, “If you make a promise to God then you had better do it because He does not like liars!
1. Liars will not be blessed by God, lies will cost you!
a. See story Acts 5:1-11 = Ananias and Sapphira: Lying to the Holy Spirit.
b. Solomon observed the way many people where coming to the Temple to worship and he saw a lack of awe for God. He saw people coming to worship God but they had no clue that they were living in sin.
i. We need to walk the walk and forget the idol talk!
ii. It’s time for the Christian to put their words in actions.
1. Illustration: I want to pause here for a moment and I want you to take a few moments in time – and see if you have broken a promise you have made to God. Be honest with yourselves this morning.
2. Pause and have them listen to the Holy Spirit!
c. You may be thinking: “How have people broken their vows to God?”
i. Marriage vows – many people have broken their marriage vows to God and to others in the sight of God.
ii. Dedication of children to God vows – many have dedicated their kids to God and then failed to raise their kids in a Biblical manner.
iii. Salvation vows – people have accepted Jesus to be Lord of their Lives and then refused after time to serve God with their whole hearts. They vowed to do things God’s way and then refused to live that way.
iv. Giving vows – people have committed to membership of this church and to God to tithe and yet they don’t tithe. People have made promises to give to God what is His and yet don’t do it. People have made financial pledges and failed to keep them.
v. Other promises to God – How about those moments in time when people are in tough position and promise to do something for God and then when they are delivered they don’t do it!
1. Why do people do this? Because they do take God seriously because they do not have a holy awe for God.
d. Solomon tells us to watch what we say to God. We are not to be hasty with our mouth to God.
i. He warns about saying to many hollow words to God. In other word’s promising God that you will do this for Him and that for Him and then never doing it.
ii. He warns a person that if they make a pledge to God then they need to fulfill that pledge as soon as possible because God does not care for liars.
1. 1 John 2:4-6: 4The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: 6Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.
e. I find it interesting that Solomon is talking about promises and pledges to God and warns us not to break them and then he leads into the subject of money. But I will not be spending a lot of time today on that subject.
T.S. – Solomon reminded us in chapter 5 that joy, living happily ever after is a gift from God! The truth is there is no happily ever after for anyone who decides to reject God and His ways in life. Because the gift of happily ever after comes from God and God alone!
III. The ability to enjoy life is a divine gift from God (5:16-20).
a. He is the source for joy in life – for gladness of heart!
i. Here is the reality check – you cannot give yourself joy it is a gift from God.
ii. Definition of Joy:
1. Joy -1.a. Intense and especially ecstatic or exultant happiness.
b. Solomon concluded in chapter 5 that the ability to enjoy the pleasures of life comes only as a gift from God.
i. God gives those who please Him gladness of Heart.
1. In other word’s life is not a miserable existence with God –it is a miserable existence without God.
2. God is the one who enables the righteous to enjoy his or her work.
3. God empowers that person to not worry about death because God has placed eternity within their heart and this enables them to enjoy their time on earth.
c. I read this text and thought – “I observe many in our society who are not enjoying their life and it’s because there is no relationship with God!”
i. They have turned to drugs to endure the pain of life.
1. To fill the void of God and dull the pain of sin.
ii. They are in a battle for meaning in life and they fail to see that the connection to meaning and gladness of heart is connected with God.
1. God gives the gift of joy in life – joy – lasting joy will not come from any other source in the universe.
a. Testimonies to the joy of the Lord:
i. Listen to these verses from God’s Word:
1. Psalm 16:8-11: I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
2. Ps 126:2-5: Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them. The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like streams in the Negev. Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
3. Proverbs 10:28: The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
4. Acts 2:28: You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.
d. Jesus said the following: “Remain in my love. . .I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete (John 15:10-11).
i. Jesus said that joy in life comes from remaining in His love!
ii. Happily ever after in life is only attained when God gives it to us as a gift. Solomon looks at his life without God in it and he makes some somber observations.
1. Remember Solomon said in our chapter that to be able to enjoy life is a gift from God.
a. 5:16-20: As a man comes, so he departs, and what does he gain, since he toils for the wind? All his days he eats in darkness, with great frustration, affliction and anger. Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him—for this is his lot. Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work—this is a gift of God. He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart.
2. Illustration from this Time Magazine Nov. 26, 2007 edition – The article on pages 58, 59. The article shows who are the happiest people, by job, and who are the least happy people, by job. They also have a statement which says, “On the job. Those few at the top can buy anything. Except, maybe, happiness.”
a. The happiest people in their jobs are clergy!
T.S. - Solomon switches gears here and starts to paint a self-portrait of his life, his struggles, his family and he is candid about having it all but being unable to enjoy any of it. He was concerned because he had a lot of kids but that did not bring happiness to his life. The truth is kids can make life miserable especially when they are not walking with the Lord. He even adds what good is it to live a life with no happiness and then to not even receive a decent burial because no one cares about you. Solomon shows that he had a fear of dying and not being buried like he should. This could say a lot about his home life?
Scripture Text: Ecc. 6
1I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men: 2God gives a man wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires, but God does not enable him to enjoy them, and a stranger enjoys them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.
3A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. 4It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded. 5Though it never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more rest than does that man—6even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
7 All man’s efforts are for his mouth,
yet his appetite is never satisfied.
8 What advantage has a wise man
over a fool?
What does a poor man gain
by knowing how to conduct himself before others?
9 Better what the eye sees
than the roving of the appetite.
This too is meaningless,
a chasing after the wind.
10 Whatever exists has already been named,
and what man is has been known;
no man can contend
with one who is stronger than he.
11 The more the words,
the less the meaning,
and how does that profit anyone?
12For who knows what is good for a man in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes through like a shadow? Who can tell him what will happen under the sun after he is gone?
IV. Solomon reflects on his own life here and says, “God gives the blessings of life but you may not be able to enjoy them” (6:1-9).
a. Solomon is getting personal again and he makes an observation about his life he has all the stuff but he is unable to enjoy the stuff.
i. See 1 Kings 11 – for why the Lord tore the kingdom away from Solomon’s son Rehoboam read this chapter.
1. For Rehoboam’s over through by Jeroboam see 1 Kings 12, 13 and also see what happens when Jeroboam does evil in the sight of God.
2. The Kingdom divided along tribal lines 10 tribes went with Jeroboam to form Israel which is also known as the Northern Kingdom and Judah and Benjamin stayed loyal to Rehoboam and held Jerusalem and this was also called the Southern Kingdom called Judah.
a. Review the story to the congregation of what caused the division.
i. Solomon’s sin of allowing his wives to worship other god’s and the building of other temples and shrines to other god’s caused this division.
ii. I Kings 11:3-13: 3He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray. 4As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been. 5He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech the detestable god of the Ammonites. 6So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the LORD; he did not follow the LORD completely, as David his father had done. 7On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molech the detestable god of the Ammonites. 8He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.9The LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. 10Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’S command. 11So the LORD said to Solomon, “Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees, which I commanded you, I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates. 12Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 13Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”
1. Molech Worship – From International Encyclopedia: In the Levitical ordinances delivered to the Israelites by Moses there are stern prohibitions of Molech-worship (Lev 18:21; 20:2-5). Parallel to these prohibitions, although the name of the god is not mentioned, are those of the Deuteronomic Code where the abominations of the Canaanites are forbidden, and the burning of their sons and daughters in the fire (to Molech) is condemned as the climax of their wickedness (Dt 12:31; 18:10-13).
2. As the female counterpart of Baal, Astarte/Ashtoreth seems to have been worshiped through sacred prostitution designed to promote fertility.
3. Solomon testifies that he had not received this gift of joy – Why? - because of his sins! Remember he was led astray by his many wives and their idol worship.
4. His pursuit of sexual pleasure led him away from God and away from eternal meaning for his life/
a. It is highly probable that he did have 100’s of children and he is lamenting the turmoil of his family life without God. I read that his family unit was a mess and this robbed him of joy in life.
b. Swindoll challenges us with this thought: “Our friend Solomon, with a limitless supply of money and without any sense of accountability to others, took that trail as far as one could take it. And when it was all said and done, he said, ‘What an empty, futile trip!’ will every young person hearing these words please listen to Solomon rather than the hype from our times? Will the novice, the inexperienced, the virgin, the person who has not yet been scarred by that journey…will you hear, ahead of time, the truth rather than a lie? Equally important, will you be mature enough to heed it? Solomon, who trafficked in it and lived to tell us about it, is going to save us months, even years of heartache if we will only heed what he says. Not some present-day, wild-eyes, prophet of doom, but the wisest and richest man who ever lived is telling us the truth about illicit sex, about alcohol, about drugs, about the occult, and all the things that appeal to our erotic desires. Common sense says we’d be wise to listen” (Page 43).
ii. He is saying in the beginning of our chapter that the independent man whose appetite is never satisfied cannot ever experience joy or gladness of heart because it is a gift from God reserved only for the righteous.
1. He refers to himself when he says what profit is it even for the wise man to pursue his pleasures and still live a life that is void of meaning and he hints at the idea that he may never even get a proper burial.
a. Why because God gave him a word that said the Kingdom would be ripped from his son. His sin cost and his family would reap the whirlwind of sin!
b. Solomon in his misery makes an observation and says what good is it to have the riches and the places of honor yet not be able to enjoy them.
i. Why can he not enjoy his stuff? Because you cannot enjoy the pleasures of life without a relationship with God. When sin is rooted in your life you cannot enjoy life!
c. Solomon observes what good is it to have 100’s of kids who give you no respect and who will not even give you a proper burial.
i. Why is he making this observation because he sees that he has no respect from his own kids. They do not honor him because they do not honor God!
1. This sounds like to me that Solomon had a lot of family troubles.
a. Kids who did not respect their father and mothers who did not follow after God -- created kids who focused only on themselves.
i. They made wrong choices, they followed their mother’s lead in idol worship, and they did not have a relationship with Jehovah!
b. I have a feeling that Solomon failed as a Father even though he succeeded as a King for a while.
i. He failed Israel when he allowed idol worship into her boundaries and it cost them all!
ii. So he really says what good is it to succeed as a king and have millions of dollars, have fame, and have power but yet not have a godly family.
iii. Remember last week he says this creates a lonely person!
1. Could it be his last chapter even reflected on his own life?
2. I believe it does and after reading 1 Kings 11, 12 and 13 you can see why he is miserable.
a. Sin caused his misery!
T.S. – Solomon takes a step back and observes his own life, his family, his stuff and he says, “I cannot enjoy any of it because of my separation from God.” He then take’s a look at God’s knowledge, power and position and compares it with his own. He starts to conclude that he needs God in his life if he ever hopes to experience any joy in life.
V. Solomon then makes an observation about God’s power and abilities (6:10-12).
a. God knows all things man does not!
i. God has already named what will happen in our life-time.
1. He has set everything in motion in this world.
2. This is why we need to know God and tap into God’s power and into His blessings.
b. Man cannot contend with God’s omnipotent knowledge and power
i. He is very limited in this life but God is not.
ii. This is why you need God.
c. Man can try to argue with God but it has no eternal meaning and besides God knows what to do in all things.
i. Man’s words are meaningless when they are not in relationship with God and His ways.
1. He can go on and on and on but this to meaningless without Gods involvement.
ii. For who knows what is good for a man in life outside of God?
d. Here is the message Solomon is seeking to communicate to us today:
i. Ecc. 6:10-12
1. God knows everything we do not!
2. God has already named all the events in our life and it’s up to us to invite God into our life-time.
3. It is useless to try to argue with God He is always right.
4. It is useless to try to over-power God because you will never win.
5. We are limited in life God is not.
6. He has all the power and all the knowledge so we need to tap into His power and forget ours.
Conclusion:
1. We need to have a holy awe for God!
Listen to these thoughts:
IN CHEMISTRY, HE TURNED WATER TO WINE.
IN BIOLOGY, HE WAS BORN WITHOUT THE
NORMAL CONCEPTION;
IN PHYSICS, HE DISPROVED THE LAW OF
GRAVITY WHEN HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN;
IN ECONOMICS, HE DISPROVED THE LAW
OF DIMINISHING RETURN BY FEEDING 5000 MEN WITH
TWO FISH & 5 LOAVES OF BREAD;
IN MEDICINE, HE CURED THE SICK AND THE
BLIND WITHOUT ADMINISTERING A SINGLE DOSE OF DRUGS,
IN HISTORY, HE IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END;
IN GOVERNMENT, HE SAID THAT HE SHALL
BE CALLED WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, PRINCE OF PEACE;
IN RELIGION, HE SAID NO ONE COMES TO
THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH HIM;
If you believe in God and in Jesus Christ His Son then you must have a holy awe of Him and communicate that to others!
2. Does God make us miserable so that we cannot enjoy life’s pleasures.
“Is there no such thing as happy ever after without God?”
Many say that happily ever after is not a reality in today’s world! I look at our society today and I concur that there is no happily ever after without God in our lives. Because without God there is no ever after!
Proverbs 10:28: “The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.”
What is the center of your life - God -centered – self-centered – evil-centered – money-centered – stuff-centered – idol -centered?
Solomon tells us that without God – life is pointless, family is meaningless, and life is a vicious cycle of chasing the wind.
His wise observations are as follows:
? “Life is senseless, purposeless without God’s involvement!”
? “Life has no eternal meaning without God in it.”
? “Life has no joy – no gladness of heart because this is a gift from God!”
? We need to surrender to God to find joy, purpose and eternal peace.
? We need to understand that God is in control and has set everything in motion in life so I need to align myself with Him and His ways.
? We need to understand that it is useless to argue with God.
? We need understand that God knows all things and I do not.
? We need to understand God has the power of life and death and I do not.
? So it makes sense to incorporate God into my life by surrendering my life to God.
Altar call and point of reflection for today --- “God - Jesus deserves our awe – our respect – our commitment too! If we want joy in life we must have God in life!
