Vanity of Worldly Possessions

TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 4:1-8

"Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit" (Ecclesiastes 4:6).

In 1929, during Hoover’s first year as president of the United States, the prosperity of the 1920’s capsized. Stock prices climbed to unprecedented heights as investors speculated in the stock market. The speculative binge, in which people bought and sold stocks for higher and higher prices, was fueled by easy credit, which allowed purchasers to buy stock ‘on margin.’ More and more investors poured money into stocks. Unrestrained buying and selling fed an upward spiral that ended on October 29, 1929 when the stock market collapsed. The great crash shattered the economy. Fortunes vanished in days. This explains the vanity of man’s struggle here on earth. There is need for us to apply wisdom in investing our time and wealth in things of earthly value. God expects us to work hard but with moderation.

The Preacher, in our text, concludes that all men - the oppressor and the oppressed, the rich and the poor - are subject to life’s transience, and that our endeavours and travails are hopelessly vulnerable. Human labour and achievements are "vanity and vexation of the spirit."

The Lord admonishes us to lay our treasures in heaven where corruption cannot destroy them. Jesus Christ makes our life here on earth meaningful and He is the reason for our hope. When we surrender our lives totally to him, we receive everlasting peace in a world of turmoil and pain. Ultimately, one will endure while the other will vanish.

How we need to reorder our priorities today, laying more emphasis on the eternal rather than on temporal values. It is only then that we can experience perfect tranquility and prepare ourselves for God’s Kingdom.

Thought for the day: "Lay for yourself treasures in heaven"

He Holds your Future

TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 6:1-12

"For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 6:12).

Thought for the day:  "Life without God is one without future"

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He’s Not in the Grave
Friday, October 1, 2010

TEXT: Luke 24:1-13

"And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord" (Luke 24:2,3).

Thought for the day:  "The empty grave swallows the boasting of the grim ripper"

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"Abide With Us"
       
TEXT: Luke 24:14-35

"But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them" (Luke 24:29).

Thought for the day:  "A truly holy life commands a gracious closer walk with God"

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From Despair to Joy

TEXT: Luke 24:36-53

"And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:  And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God Amen" (Luke 24:52,53).

Thought for the day:  "He who truly encounters Christ leaves His presence a better and happier person"

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Supremacy of His Will

TEXT: Ezekiel 39:1-16

"So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel" (Ezekiel 39:7).

Thought for the day:  "God’s will is fulfilled when His will is made known to the world."

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Fear Not!
Friday, October 22, 2010

TEXT: Psalm 132:11-18

"His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish" (Psalm 132:18).

Thought for the day:  "Sin makes a man a weakling"

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A Notice to Quit
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

TEXT: Jeremiah 49:1-22

"Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord" (Jeremiah 49:2).

Thought for the day:  "Dispossess the enemy today"

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The Proud shall be Judged
Wednesday, November 3, 2010

TEXT: Jeremiah 49:23-29

"Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side" (Jeremiah 49:29).

Thought for the day:  "Pride is like a chain; it drags a person down the pit"

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Presumption Kills
Friday, November 5, 2010

TEXT: Jeremiah 50:17-34

"Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon" (Jeremiah 50:34).

Thought for the day:  "God gives power to the faint. He defends the weak"

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Leadership by Example

TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 33:1-7

"And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death" (Deuteronomy 33:1).

Thought for the day:  "Selflessness is the key to true leadership"

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Levites, Arise!

TEXT: Deuteronomy 33:8-12

"They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar" (Deuteronomy 33:10).

Thought for the day:  "A worthy servant of the Most High is honoured in time and eternity"

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God’s Best in Our Land

TEXT: Deuteronomy 33:13-21

"And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath" (Deuteronomy 33:13).

Thought for the day:  "The grateful spirit will see the diamond in the muddy water"

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A Blessing for Everyone

TEXT: Deuteronomy 33:22-29

"And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan" (Deuteronomy 33:22).

Thought for the day:  "God’s blessings are inexhaustible"

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Divine Discipline

TEXT: Deuteronomy 34:1-4

"And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither" (Deuteronomy 34:4).

Thought for the day:  "Those the Father loves, He chastises"

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Divine Friendship

TEXT: Deuteronomy 34:5-12

"And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face" (Deuteronomy 34:10).

Thought for the day:  "Repentance and reconciliation with God open the door to divine relationship"

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Acceptable Worship

TEXT: Ezekiel 46:1-8

" . . .The people . . .shall worship . . .before the Lord . . ." (Ezekiel 46:3).

Thought for the day:  "Praising God elicits His divine presence"

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Daily Sacrifice

TEXT: Ezekiel 46:9-15

"Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the Lord of a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning" (Ezekiel 46:13).

Thought for the day:  "The prudent’s daily sacrifice cease not at the altar"

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A Gift from the Prince

TEXT: Ezekiel 46:16-24

"Thus saith the Lord God; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance" (Ezekiel 46:16).

Thought for the day:  "Watch over your gifts lest you lose them"

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Divine Solution to all Problems

TEXT: Ezekiel 47:1-12

"And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh" (Ezekiel 47:9).

Thought for the day:  "Full solution for all needs flow only from the throne of God"

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Our Commonwealth

TEXT: Ezekiel 47:13-22

"And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel" (Ezekiel 47:22).

Thought for the day:  "The worst aliens are those outside the commonwealth of Israel, having neither God nor hope"

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Wanted: Fairness and Equity

TEXT: Ezekiel 48:1-20

"And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the Lord" (Ezekiel 48:14).

Thought for the day:  "He who is godly will be just and fair"

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Power For The Present Hour

God’s Gifts: His Prerogative

TEXT: Ezekiel 48:21-35

"This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the LORD God" (Ezekiel 48:29).

Thought for the day:  "The One who gave us His best deserves our best"

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Give Thanks

TEXT: Psalm 145:1-9

"I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works" (Psalm 145:5).

Thought for the day:  "He who is tired of thanksgiving is tired of receiving"

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Praise God in Righteousness

TEXT: PSALM 145:10-21

"All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee. The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy" (Psalm 145:10,20).

Thought for the day:  "It’s sheer folly for the creature not to bow to the Creator"

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The Worst Gamble

TEXT: PSALM 146:1-10

"Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.  His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish" (Psalm 146:3,4).

Thought for the day:  "The safest ride is with Christ"

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Reprieve for the Downcast

TEXT: PSALMS 147:1-20

"He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite" (Psalm 147:3,5).

Thought for the day:  "Praise offers excellent fragrance to God"

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Give It to God

TEXT: EXODUS 3:11-22

"And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?" (Exodus 3:11).

Thought for the day:  "Praise offers excellent fragrance to God"

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Count Your Blessings

TEXT: Psalm 150:1-6

"Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord" (Psalm 150:6).

Thought for the day:  "Praising God is the currency of exchange for divine blessings"

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