Ecclesiastes
3:1-8
A
Time for Everything
-
3:1
There is a time for everything,
and a season for
every activity under heaven:
2
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant
and a time to uproot,
3
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear
down and a time to build,
4
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn
and a time to dance,
5
a time to scatter stones and a time to
gather them,
a time to embrace
and a time to refrain,
6
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep
and a time to throw away,
7
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be
silent and a time to speak,
8
a time to love and a time to hate,
- a time for
war and a time for
peace.
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to
change the way that we think, and the way
that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
Turn, Turn, Turn
by The Byrds ? No ... by
Solomon
This passage of
Solomon may sound very familiar to you
and, with good reason.
Remember the song by
The Byrds entitled "Turn Turn Turn"? These
lyrics were taken directly from
Ecclesiastes.
God has a plan for
us. These verses show that there is a time
for everything and God is with us even in
the most difficult times in
life.
So, God gives us
cycles in life. If you think about it,
laughter would have little meaning if
there were no sad times. We would have
nothing to compare and so all our emotions
must come to surface at one time or
another.
Remember too that
God's timing is perfect so we need to
accept these experiences when they come
instead of rebelling against them which
leads to questioning God or going ahead
without Him and His emasculate advice.
Let's try to be more
in tune with God's timing so that we can
achieve more peace with God.
And remember, just
as The Byrds and Solomon said; There is a
time for everything.
Love in
Christ
- Bob
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Bob
Pardue is a
member of First
Baptist Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained from Rich
Hill Baptist in Lancaster.
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