Training for a marathon teaches you one thing – repetition. As I trudge bleary-eyed along the promenade, I watch the sun rise each day from the same spot while the waves consistently crash against the shore. The repetition reminds me of King Solomon’s words – “What do people gain from all their labours at which they toil under the sun? Generations come, and generations go, but the earth remains forever. The sun rises, and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises. The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course. All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full.” (Ecclesiastes 1:3-7). Solomon reminds us of the ephemeral nature of our earthly lives. We often get so caught up in our plans to build bigger barns for our future that we forget to serve God now. “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” (Luke 12:20-21). The cycles of life will cause us all to come and go. So, let us be more concerned with building God’s eternal kingdom in the present than ephemeral barns for the future. Open Bible – http://bit.ly/ecc1v3-7, http://bit.ly/luk12v20-21, http://bit.ly/READMore_ (Jeremy G)
