Month: March 2024

Scripture Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

Observation: Going home is always in my heart. I know I don’t belong here, but this is where God has me for now. What keeps me going is that there is an eternity and that why I was created. God loves me and calls me to be with Him forever, but for now He has given me an opportunity to earn rewards here to bring home with me.

Application: To be more focused on why God has me here for now. Currently I’m going through health issues, but God will use this for His glory if I ask Him. Live each day with my Lord in mind and look for opportunities to do His work and to help bring others to His love and home.

Prayer: My Lord open my eyes and heart to what it is you want of me today. Take the focus off of me and guide me. Help me see what you see and that I live this life to glorify you until it is time to come home.

Scripture Ecclesiastes 2:10 Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, For my heart rejoiced in all my labor; And this was my reward from all my labor.

Observation: Most of my life I would get what I thought would bring me joy. Being depressed I was always searching for something that might bring me happiness. I would finally purchase whatever it was and it only took a short time before I would realize that the pleasure, I sought did nothing but bring me lower when it didn’t, please me.

Application: To learn from my past mistakes that the things of this world do not bring joy, but only the things from God. I need to do more service for my Lord, because my pleasure comes from the things, I do that I know please God. Being obedient to Him brings me the joy that I have been seeking on these years.

Prayer: My Lord I’m here as your servant and my desire is to please you. Please command me in what you want me to do with this life you have given me. I love you with all of my heart, mind and soul bring me closer to you.

Scripture Ecclesiastes 1:2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

Observation: everything we do unless it is for the Lord is vanity. Doesn’t matter what it is whether feeding the hungry, helping others, attending church or even doing a ministry is all vanity unless we are doing unto the Lord. I know I’ve done things in my life that appeared to be serving my Lord, but I was doing it for me whether to look good to others or to feel good about myself and all was lost. There is no reward in heaven unless our purpose is to serve God with the time we have here.

Application: I need to take things in prayer and ask God what He desires of me and with no fanfare from others just do it focused on my God. I’m a servant of God first and He needs to be the one that commands me in what He wants of me.

Prayer: My Lord I need to hear from you. I seek to hear your voice in all of the distractions of this world and then obey whatever it is your calling me to do. You are my God, my Master and my Father, my purpose is to serve you. I love you, Lord.