Please pray for BETTY TUNNELL, a friend to many in the congregation who is very sick with pneumonia and other infections as well.
11 years ago
Thursday, May 28, 2015
DEVOTION: What does a man get for all his toil and anxious striving with which he labors under the sun? All his days his work is pain and grief; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is meaningless. A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. Ecclesiastes 2:24
The other day I was thinking how nice it would be to have a new car, then I remembered that I also like that I don't have any car payments anymore and I don't like it when I do. I also thought that it would be nice to have a bigger back yard with maybe some woods behind it so that I can go for a hike or just enjoy it more, and then I thought about how much work it would be to take care of all that. When I get hungry I think about the big meal I want to have, and after I have that meal I still find myself unsatisfied. As the old saying goes, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence."
Solomon knew this better than anyone. He says, "I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for my labor. Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun."
I have seen a lot of people over the years striving after the almighty dollar and always coming up short. These people are never satisfied. They never have enough, and so they never have enough to give. Maybe you are one of them.
Stop striving after meaninglessness. Stop coveting what you don't have at the expense of what you do have. Stop living life for the next thing or the next achievement, or the next whatever. Instead REST in God's grace. Eat and drink and find satisfaction in your work. If there is not satisfaction in your work, maybe you need to find something else to do. Maybe you can find satisfaction in working for the Lord.
Don't take my word for it. Take Solomon's word. He had everything imaginable. If he wanted it he got it. The trouble was that he kept on wanting and was never satisfied with what he had although he had everything. Do you get my point here?
There is a peace that passes all understanding. it doesn't come from things. It comes from a relationship with Almighty God. It comes from and through and with Jesus. Strive for Jesus, or better yet, let Jesus strive for you! Rest in Jesus! Find hope, comfort, satisfaction, joy, peace, love, and everything else under the sun in Jesus!
Let us pray: Lord stop my striving for meaningless things. Help me to rest in you. Amen.
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TODAY'S QUIZ:
What other book besides the actual book of Jeremiah, did Jeremiah write?
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CALENDAR:
The other day I was thinking how nice it would be to have a new car, then I remembered that I also like that I don't have any car payments anymore and I don't like it when I do. I also thought that it would be nice to have a bigger back yard with maybe some woods behind it so that I can go for a hike or just enjoy it more, and then I thought about how much work it would be to take care of all that. When I get hungry I think about the big meal I want to have, and after I have that meal I still find myself unsatisfied. As the old saying goes, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence."
Solomon knew this better than anyone. He says, "I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for my labor. Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun."
I have seen a lot of people over the years striving after the almighty dollar and always coming up short. These people are never satisfied. They never have enough, and so they never have enough to give. Maybe you are one of them.
Stop striving after meaninglessness. Stop coveting what you don't have at the expense of what you do have. Stop living life for the next thing or the next achievement, or the next whatever. Instead REST in God's grace. Eat and drink and find satisfaction in your work. If there is not satisfaction in your work, maybe you need to find something else to do. Maybe you can find satisfaction in working for the Lord.
Don't take my word for it. Take Solomon's word. He had everything imaginable. If he wanted it he got it. The trouble was that he kept on wanting and was never satisfied with what he had although he had everything. Do you get my point here?
There is a peace that passes all understanding. it doesn't come from things. It comes from a relationship with Almighty God. It comes from and through and with Jesus. Strive for Jesus, or better yet, let Jesus strive for you! Rest in Jesus! Find hope, comfort, satisfaction, joy, peace, love, and everything else under the sun in Jesus!
Let us pray: Lord stop my striving for meaningless things. Help me to rest in you. Amen.
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TODAY'S QUIZ:
What other book besides the actual book of Jeremiah, did Jeremiah write?
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CALENDAR:
Fri- Assemble newsletter
Sat- Worship 5
Sun- Worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45
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WORSHIP WORKERS:
Acolyte- 8:30- Ian Brunson; 11- Jack Bunge
Ushers- Marv Hendershot, Don Luebke, Dave Callies, Don Nolte
Altar- Set up- Terry McKenzie; Clean Up- Lois Boeger
Communion Assistants- Sat- Randy Fischer; 8:30- Don Turnure; 11- Charlie Figura
Greeters- 8:30- Randy and Patty Sweet; 11- Charlie and Lynn Figura
Lay readers- Sat- Kathy Fischer 8:30- ???? 11- Sandy Robine
Organist: Melissa Pedersen
Pianist- Tim Sherman
Projectionists: Sat- Pam Bueltmann; 8:30- Terry McKenzie; 11am- ????
Sat- Worship 5
Sun- Worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45
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WORSHIP WORKERS:
Acolyte- 8:30- Ian Brunson; 11- Jack Bunge
Ushers- Marv Hendershot, Don Luebke, Dave Callies, Don Nolte
Altar- Set up- Terry McKenzie; Clean Up- Lois Boeger
Communion Assistants- Sat- Randy Fischer; 8:30- Don Turnure; 11- Charlie Figura
Greeters- 8:30- Randy and Patty Sweet; 11- Charlie and Lynn Figura
Lay readers- Sat- Kathy Fischer 8:30- ???? 11- Sandy Robine
Organist: Melissa Pedersen
Pianist- Tim Sherman
Projectionists: Sat- Pam Bueltmann; 8:30- Terry McKenzie; 11am- ????
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