Proclamation:
"Whatever your
hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where
you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor
wisdom." Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NIV)
Explanation:
The wisest man to ever live, King Solomon, the son of King David,
wrote these words under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God to warn the
young people, and all of the other people of God, to avoid just going through
life relying on human wisdom and doing just enough to get by. He
encouraged them to do their best at whatever they do.
Application:
I was taught that a person should do their very best
to be the best at whatever they do. The Bible teaches us that we
should do our best at whatever we do and that we should work as if what we
are doing is for The Lord. (Colossians 3:23) We are also taught that we
should get busy and not procrastinate because this life is short and it
will soon be over. (John 9:4) Whatever we do, and in all that we do, we
should do our best to do it to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31)
Nothing that we do should be done in a half-hearted manner. Everything that we do should be done to the
best of our ability. Anything that is worth doing, is worth doing right,
and it is worthy of our best effort. We
are working for The Lord God and He deserves our best effort.
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