SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 5/14/2013
7:25 PM
My Worship Time Focus: Questions
without Answers
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Eccl.
6:10-12
Message of the
verses: “10 Whatever happens, happens. Its destiny is
fixed. You can’t argue with fate. 11 The
more words that are spoken, the more smoke there is in the air. And who is any
better off? 12 And who knows what’s best
for us as we live out our meager smoke-and-shadow lives? And who can tell any
of us the next chapter of our lives? (The
Message)
“10 Whatever exists has already been named, and
it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he
is.11 For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the
advantage to a man? 12 For who knows
what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile
life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be
after him under the sun?” (NASB95)
We
will begin to look at the third mystery from chapter six, and that mystery is
about questions that do not have answers.
Because of the lateness of the hour I will only begin to look at this subject,
just giving it more or less and introduction and them, Lord willing, we will
look at five different questions that people often ask that are found in these
three verses.
Now
we have looked at life as if it was on a dead end street by looking at two
mysteries, riches without enjoyment, and then labor without satisfaction, and
the question is asked why these two things can’t make us happy. Solomon is point out that true happiness is
not as automatic for just because you are rich does not mean you will automatically
be happy, or just because you enjoy your work doesn’t mean that your entire
life will be happy. Dr. Wiersbe writes “If
you devote your life only to the pursuit of happiness, you will be miserable;
however, if you devote your life to doing God’s will, you will find happiness
as well.”
Solomon
was not through looking at mysteries for he knew that there was a third kind of
person, a person who requires answer to all of life’s questions. Solomon was not condemning this kind of
person for after all he was doing the same thing and recorded it in the book we
are now studying. Dr. Wiersbe writes
that Solomon was really saying “There are some questions about life that nobody
can answer. But our ignorance must not
be used as an excuse for skepticism or unbelief. Instead, our ignorance should encourage us to
have faith in God. After all, we don’t
live on explanations; we live on promises.”
There
is an example of someone asking God a lot of questions and not getting an
answer to his questions. That person was
Job and he asked God many questions that God never answered, and the reason was
that knowledge in the mind does not guarantee healing in the heart. We get that when we put our faith in the
promises of God.
God
can use our questions to draw people to a saving knowledge in Jesus
Christ. I know because I had a lot of
questions before the Lord saved me, and those questions were answered when I
received Christ as my Savior. I wanted
to know how I could be sure I was going to heaven and that answer was
answered. I wanted to know how the end
of the world was going to happen and that answer was answered. God in His mercy and grace saved me from my
sins and then in that process answered my questions. I still have many questions that may not get
answered until I get to heaven, but that is okay for I know who has the answers
to my questions and that makes it okay.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I can see
the grace and mercy of God in this section and also I can see the wisdom of God
in this section, along with His power.
My Steps of Faith for Today: As the Lord took care of my IBS this morning
when I had to go and do an errand of mercy, I pray that He will do the same
tomorrow as I have some things to do earlier in the morning than I normally do
things, and also that is the case for Saturday morning too.
Memory verses for the
week: 2 Cor. 5:17-19
17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creature; the old has passed away; behold, new things have come. 18 Now
all these things re from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and
gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in Christ
reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them,
and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
Answer to yesterday’s Bible
Question: “Second John.”
Today’s Bible
Question: “Name two of the six peoples
whose land Israel was to receive?”
Answer in tomorrow’s SD.
5/14/2013 8:13 PM
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