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Time – Tue – 22-03-15

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One of the most well-known passages in the bible talks about the different seasons of life. I’m sure you’ve heard it. It talks about a time to love and a time to hate. Usually, people usually stop the passage there at verse eight. But I think it better to go a bit further. Listen to Ecclesiastes 3:1-11:

1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
9 What does the worker gain from his toil?10 I have seen the burden God has laid on men. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Today, thank God for the seasons of life.

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Those Who Mourn – Thu – 21-08-26

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As I write this episode, the summer heat is scorching the town where I live. The heat index this week will rise above 100 degrees Fahrenheit! I find that when it is hot in the summer, I want cooler weather. And when winter sets in, I want summer again! I want sunny days, that is, until we need rain. Are you the same? The changing seasons are a normal part of life, even if they don’t change exactly when we want them too!

This natural rhythm is something Solomon observed when he wrote Ecclesiastes 3:1-2, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens, a time to be born and a time to die.” (NIV) In verse 4 he said there is “a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” (NIV)

We all recognize this. We all know there will be times of mourning and grief in our lives. That’s why I find the advice of Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 so intriguing. Paul said that the present world is passing away and the time is short. This should change the way we live. One change he says is those who mourn should live as if they do not mourn. As believers, remember that Jesus is coming soon. It will change our perspective in mourning.

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