The Human "Race"

The Human "Race"

Ecclesiasties 9:11-12

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Two gas company service men, a senior training Supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters and parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked there way to the other end.

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At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men as they checked her gas meter.

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As they finished the meter check the older supervisor challenged his younger co-worker to a foot race down the alley back to the truck.

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As they came running up to the truck, they realized that the lady from the last house was huffing and puffing right behind them.

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They stopped and asked her what was wrong.

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Gasping for breath she said, "When I see two gas men running full speed away from my house, I figured I had better run too."

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Last weekend my family and I had the chance to help a church kick off their Sunday School program.

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On the way back home we stayed overnight at my father-in-laws place before heading north.

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My brother-in-law and his family stopped by to visit us.

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My brother-in-law as well as his wife and son are really into racing go carts and my their son does very well.

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He has quite a number of trophies and awards for his efforts.

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These are special go-carts that are souped up to travel near 80 MPH !!! They are in no way toys !!!

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Seems they had just returned from quite a day of successful racing and they had video taped much of the race.

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The camera had a viewing screen and everyone got to re-live the race one more time.

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As I watched the race I listened to the various comments about what was taking place.

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Watching that video showed that a race illustrates quite a number of Bible truths.

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The race took place on a special oval track and the first thing one notices is that no matter how fast the go-carts fly down that track, no matter how many other cars they pass, they always end up right back where they started from.

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No matter how many times they go around that track, sooner or later they always come back around to the beginning !!!

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You’ve heard of going from point A to point B !!!

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This is going from point A back to point A and back again to point A, over and over and over !!!

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Some auto races do go cross country or go from point A to point B.

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In those races the drivers have a destination in focus and are intent on reaching that final goal !!!

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Lets compare that to the "Human Race" !!!

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Is your life on an oval track---are you just going in circles---or are you driving on a long distance race with a home in heaven as your destination !!!

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Folks today are searching for real meaning in life !!!

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Daniel 12:4 says...........even to the time of the end: many shall run too and fro...........!!!!

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Sounds like the "Human Race" of today doesn’t it ???

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Mankind is racing down the track as fast as they can, trying to get ahead, grabbing for all the gusto they can get !!!

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We begin this race the minute we are born and it doesn’t end til we breathe our last gasping breath !!!

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Some run after pleasure, others are chasing education, and still others race after wealth and possessions.

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Is there anything wrong with running after our goals and

dreams ???

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In and of themselves, these are noble and worthy quests, if our priorites are right with God !!!

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God’s word says we need to have our priorities in order to have real success !!!

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Matthew 6: 32-33 says---The Gentiles (referring to unbelievers) seek these things and God knows our needs---we must first seek the kingdom of God, and HIS righteousness and (then) these things will be added unto you !!!

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If God isn’t first in our lives, we will never get anywhere, all we’re doing is spinning our wheels and going around in circles !!!

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Like that old saying---the height of stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting a different result, trust me, it ain’t gonna happen !!!

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Sometimes people who are far from God are quite successful in life, they run the race well, maybe they accumulate possessions wealth, maybe they earn several college degrees, maybe they seem to have it made in the shade !!!

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Yet everything they own, every degree they earned, every pleasure they enjoyed, will mean nothing when they enter the valley of the shadow of death !!!