UNRUSHED: A Time for Everything
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Ecclesiastes = ekklesia = gathers an assembly or congregation = church
WHAT’S THE
ENJOY LIFE WHILE WE CAN
“So I decided there is nothing better than to
food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of .” —Ecclesiastes 2:24 (NLT)
“Then God blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.’ Then God said, ‘Look! I have
you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life.’ And that is what happened.” —Genesis 1:28-30 (NLT)
HONOR GOD IN EVERYTHING WE DO
“Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! For who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to give him advice? And who has given him so much that he needs to pay it back? For
comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.” —Romans 11:33-36 (NLT)
“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath. We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it. And so, Lord, where do I put my
? My only hope is in you.” —Psalm 39:4-7 (NLT)
“You have made us for
, and our hearts are restless until they can find peace in you.” —Augustine
“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the
rather than for people.” —Colossians 3:23 (NLT)
“That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.” —Ecclesiastes 2:13 (NLT)