{"id":28342,"date":"2023-10-23T22:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/ecclesiastes-10_11-20-copy-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T14:42:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T21:42:00","slug":"ecclesiastes-11_7-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/ecclesiastes-11_7-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoying Your Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ecclesiastes\u00a0 11:7-10 (CLICK HERE FOR\u00a0BIBLE VERSES)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs!<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Ecclesiastes 11:7-10.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Ecclesiastes 11:7-9 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n7\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
\n8\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0However many years a man may live, let him enjoy them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is meaningless.
\n9\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 7-9:\u00a0 Qohelet tells his readers to enjoy all their days while they\u2019re still able to see and enjoy the sweetness of the sun (v7), but also to remember that there will be days of darkness (v8).\u00a0 He tells them to follow their heart, while at the same remembering that God will hold us all accountable for how we lived (v9).\u00a0 So it\u2019s an enjoyment of life, together with reflection and fear of God, that Qohelet advocates.<\/p>\n

Ecclesiastes 11:10 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n10\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 10:\u00a0 When Qohelet says \u201cyouth and vigor are meaningless\u201d, most likely he is emphasizing the fleeting, temporary nature of youth and vigor.\u00a0 In other words, enjoy your youth because it won\u2019t last forever, Qohelet says.<\/p>\n

Thank You Father that You are the God who gives us our youth and even renews it (Psalm 103:5).\u00a0 Please help me to enjoy the youthfulness You have given me, at the same time being reflective, wise and reverent before You.\u00a0 In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2021 Justin Lim. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs!<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Ecclesiastes 11:7-10.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Ecclesiastes 11:7-9 (NIV)
\n7\u00a0\u00a0Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
\n8\u00a0\u00a0However many years a man may live, let him enjoy them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is meaningless.
\n9\u00a0\u00a0Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
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\nOn verses 7-9:\u00a0 Qohelet tells his readers to enjoy all their days while they\u2019re still able to see and enjoy the sweetness of the sun (v7), but also to remember that there will be days of darkness (v8).\u00a0 He tells them to follow their heart, while at the same remembering that God will hold us all accountable for how we lived (v9).\u00a0 So it\u2019s an enjoyment of life, together with reflection and fear of God, that Qohelet advocates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28344,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28342"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28345,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28342\/revisions\/28345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}