Daily Fountain Devotional for Wednesday 8th November 2023
ANGLICAN DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL FOR WEDNESDAY 8, 2023
Read and Digest Today’s Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional for November 8, 2023 written to inspire and bless you!
TOPIC: THERE IS TIME FOR EVERYTHING
TEXT: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15(KJV)
3:1. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
3:2. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3:3. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
3:4. A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
3:5. A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
3:6. A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
3:7. A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
3:8. A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
3:9. What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
3:10. I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
3:11. He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
3:12. I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
3:13. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
3:14. I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
3:15. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
Anglican Daily Fountain 8th November 2023 STUDY:
Today’s text speaks of the significance of time and season for every action and business under the sun. The early part of the message is impressed upon our hearts with the use of contrast or opposites (vv. 2-8). The passage clearly reflects that God allocates time and season for every action. It equally reveals that time is of essence in whatever one does. God deals with time and seasons for the accomplishment of His purposes and we must understand this in order to make the most of the times and seasons allocated to us by God. The passage also indirectly exhorts us to strive to be fulfilled within the time God allocates for achieving each purpose.
Beloved, we must strive to be fulfilled in life between the time of your birth and death (v.2) without allowing other people’s fulfilment or achievements to intimidate us. This is because our time of accomplishing a business may be different from theirs. Do not compare, but seek to learn from others what can help you to achieve your purpose of living better. We will be judged based on how we spend the time allocated to us for a purpose or action. It will be profitable for us to spend our time frame and space on earth seeking to do the will of God such as investing in the lives of others to assist them find fulfilment in life, working for the expansion of God’s kingdom, spending our energy on things that bring joy to the heart of God and men around us and also enjoying God and whatever He has given us in this short duration on earth.
PRAYER: Lord, help me to live happily with whatever you have assigned for me in life, Amen.
