Ecclesiastes: SatisfiedRejoice in the Lord!June 23, 2013Please turn in you Bibles to Ecclesiastes 9:1-12Today’s Goal: To urge us, in light of the uncertainties of life and the reality that each one of us will one day die, to enjoy to the fullest the days God has given us.Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Philippians 4:41.Grave: The Great Equalizer (V 1-6) “…you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” Genesis 2:175 The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time…7 So the LORD said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created…” Genesis 6:5, 7aApp: Hold on to hope.2.Gift: Enjoy your days as gifts (V 7-10) (ref. Is. 22:13, 1Cor. 15:32, Gen.1:29)He makes…plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth: 15 wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts. Ps. 104:14-15Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 App: Like a good gift, enjoy the days you are given.3.No Guarantees: (V 11-12)4.Glory: (A New Testament Perspective) Rejoice! This is the day the LORD has made;We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24(NKJV) The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.23 This was the LORD’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. Psalm 118:22-23 (NKJV)“No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”John 10:18 (ref. John 3:16 (NKJV)What is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?