I Need More Time part 2

“I Need More Time” – Part 2

Ecclesiastes 3:9-14

9 What does the worker gain from his toil? 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on men. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. 12 I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. 13 That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God. 14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.

Review of Part 1

• Picture of Two Dolphins
• Disease of Hurry-sickness
• “The next chapter” (Book –What did read)

What is the cure?

• Two-fold
1. Medicine - Pills     
2. Lifestyle – over time

Medicine - instantly

• DUMP, BURN, GIVE AWAY S-L-O-W  D-O-W-N*  
• Long lines
• LOVE 
•  Lewis Grant; Sunset Fatigue

It is because it kills Love that hurry is the great enemy of Spiritual life.  This is why Jesus was never in a hurry.  If we want to follow Him we cannot get ahead of Him.       

• Dee Dah Day

Vs 12a – Heb. (śā∙mǎḥ) Joyful rejoice, be glad, delight in, be elated, i.e., have a feeling or attitude of joy and happiness, with a possible focus of making an outward expression of that joy

Joyful God – (250X’s joy in the Bible)

Zephaniah 3:17 (1467) - the Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”

Do it again God – (toys with kids)

He never tires of making flowers, snowflakes, leaves, and babies.

Joy will give you strength

Nehemiah 8:10 (762) - “The joy of the Lord is your strength” Joy Stealers - Dog on Water

Vs 12b – Heb. (ṭôḇ): Good

Carpe Diem – “Seize the Day” - the enjoyment of the pleasures of the moment without concern for the future

Vs 13a – Heb. (rā∙āh ṭôḇ): See Good (Others see good in you)

• Toil – what is? (Work, labor) Heb. – (Āmāl) bad part of work, the part you don’t like. 

Live life eschatologically – What if you had a week left?

• Rest or Do Nothing

70 million people cannot sleep. Sheep can’t sleep. Everything must be just right; full belly, soft bed, no predators and no tension in the flock.

They need to know the Shepherd is there

Ps. 23:2 (862) “He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters”.

Eye on the Shepherd. 

Do you Rest with your eyes on the SHEPHERD?