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06 Life Under the Sun: When Things are Going Well
Life Under the Sun, Pt. 6
When Things Are Going Well…
By Louie Marsh, 10-2-2022
Introduction – Malawi Trip
In the Old Testament when did Israel get into the most trouble? When things were going well, not when things were going bad. There’s a lesson there!
1) REMEMBER God is in Control!
“1There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: 2a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous evil.” (Ecclesiastes 6:1–2, ESV)
2) RECOGNIZE that enjoyment is a gift of God.
“7All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.” (Ecclesiastes 6:7, ESV)
We work to feed out appetites; Meanwhile our souls go hungry. Eccl. 6:7 (Mes)
3) RESIST complacency.
Without God Truth is…
- DEBATABLE
“8For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living?” (Ecclesiastes 6:8, ESV)
- ELUSIVE
“9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.” (Ecclesiastes 6:9, ESV)
- Beyond my power to CHANGE
“10Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to dispute with one stronger than he.” (Ecclesiastes 6:10, ESV)
- Beyond my ability to PREDICT
“12For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain life, which he passes like a shadow? For who can tell man what will be after him under the sun?” (Ecclesiastes 6:12, ESV)
4) REJOICE in God’s gifts!
- ENJOYMENT
“19Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.” (Ecclesiastes 5:19, ESV)
- SALVATION
“8For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:8–10, ESV)
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By Lewis MarshLife Under the Sun, Pt. 6
When Things Are Going Well…
By Louie Marsh, 10-2-2022
Introduction – Malawi Trip
In the Old Testament when did Israel get into the most trouble? When things were going well, not when things were going bad. There’s a lesson there!
1) REMEMBER God is in Control!
“1There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: 2a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous evil.” (Ecclesiastes 6:1–2, ESV)
2) RECOGNIZE that enjoyment is a gift of God.
“7All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.” (Ecclesiastes 6:7, ESV)
We work to feed out appetites; Meanwhile our souls go hungry. Eccl. 6:7 (Mes)
3) RESIST complacency.
Without God Truth is…
- DEBATABLE
“8For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living?” (Ecclesiastes 6:8, ESV)
- ELUSIVE
“9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.” (Ecclesiastes 6:9, ESV)
- Beyond my power to CHANGE
“10Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to dispute with one stronger than he.” (Ecclesiastes 6:10, ESV)
- Beyond my ability to PREDICT
“12For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain life, which he passes like a shadow? For who can tell man what will be after him under the sun?” (Ecclesiastes 6:12, ESV)
4) REJOICE in God’s gifts!
- ENJOYMENT
“19Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.” (Ecclesiastes 5:19, ESV)
- SALVATION
“8For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:8–10, ESV)