FROM TODAY'S READING...
"...secular man is on a treadmill. He works to satisfy his physical needs and desires, yet however well-fed, he becomes hungry again, and however supplied with drink his thirst returns. In it all, his deepest need, the nameless desire for meaning, persists as an aching desire that no food or drink can quench...Life on earth is an endless repetition, a treadmill on which each new generation walks or runs until their 'few and meaningless days' are over. There is no meaning to be found in the life lived by secular man."
Lawrence O. Richards (1931-2016)
Ecclesiastes 6:1-2, 6 (NLT) There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity. God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn’t give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless—a sickening tragedy.
He might live a thousand years twice over but still not find contentment. And since he must die like everyone else—well, what’s the use?
Psalms 90:12 (NLT) Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.
Micah 6:8 (NLT) No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 (NLT) So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
Philippians 1:21-22 (NLT) For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ...
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