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Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8

Published: July 14, 2013, 10 a.m.

b'Ecclesiastes: SatisfiedRemember Your CreatorJuly 14, 2013Please turn in you Bibles to Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8Today\\u2019s Goal: If you want to enjoy life to its fullest, remember your Creator before it\\u2019s too late. \\u201cYou shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Deuteronomy 8:18 (ref. Luke 22:19b, Matthew 28:20)11:7-8: Rejoice in the basic goodness of life.App: Since life is a vapor, live like there is no tomorrow.11:9-10: Command: Rejoice in the days of your youth.App: May our fun never be at someone else\\u2019s expense, or demonstrate poor stewardship of what God has entrusted to us.App: Reject Sorrow: Banish it, behead it.Youth: The dawning, or black hairQuestion: Based on your current level of enjoyment, what kind of a future are you dawning now?12:1-8: Command: Remember your creator in the days of your youth.App: To set one\\u2019s sites on Him as the center of your focusSeek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:1-2 App: Give God your strongest and best days (\\u201cdays of your youth\\u201d).For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:16-17 (ref. Hebrews 10:23-25What is God\\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?'