September 27
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ECCLESIASTES 9
7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.8 Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head. 9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun. 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
– Ecclesiastes 9:7-10
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ECCLESIASTES 9 MAKE THE BEST OUT OF EACH MOMENT
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
Life is what we make it, let us then do our best to please the Lord
If we obsess about comforts in life, we are living for this world
If our hearts are grateful and not grumbling, we will enjoy our portion
But bitterness and selfish ambition can make us miss God’s provision.
Let us be thankful whether we have plenty or have a lack
Sometimes our lack will make us discover another gift from God
We certainly do not like being ill, but it can make us lean on Him
In our weaknesses, we can be sure that God is truly our strength.
Make the best out of each moment, whether they are good or bad
For the Lord uses any situation to make his people grow in their faith
Examine your hearts always so that you can stay undefiled and pure
An unexamined life is reckless, let your minds be transformed and renewed.
Be thankful for the people that God has put in your life each season
He knows what you need at that moment, so enjoy God’s provision
When things do not turn out to be what you expected it to be
Find the lessons that you need to learn from it so you don’t flee from it.
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REFLECTION
• Why do we miss out on the lessons and the gifts that God provides us with?
• Why do we tend to focus on the problems when they are actually opportunities to learn?