October 28, 2018
Ecclesiastes 6:9
Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;
he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus
Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, 5so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.
And we know that God causes everything to work together* for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’