Ecclesiastes 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.

9 What does the worker gain from his toil?

10 I have seen the burden God has laid on men.

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

12 I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live.

13 That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil--this is the gift of God.

14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.

15 Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before; and God will call the past to account.

16 And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment--wickedness was there, in the place of justice--wickedness was there.

17 I thought in my heart, "God will bring to judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time for every deed."

18 I also thought, "As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.

19 Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless.

20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.

21 Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?"

22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?"









I think wise King Solomon addressed a lot of modern day questions concerning the meaning of life, and the nature of our attitudes as God's children concerning our work.

Since I've rededicated my life to God through Jesus Christ, I've been given a new spirit which allows me to enjoy my work and find a balance between being lazy and being a work-aholic.

I'm a carpenter. I have been doing this kind of work for my whole adult life. Sometimes I'm faced with a challenge in carpentry that boggles me a little until I apply the WWJD? rule...

Of course I'm not saying that I'm actually asking Jesus for the answers concerning carpentry, but as I work, I sometimes let my mind drift away to maybe just humming some little hymm and contemplating the life and work of Jesus and somehow, answers come to me and tasks that I thought were going to be difficult become easy.

I wonder if some heavenly day I'll get the opportunity to "talk shop" with the lord....

Won't that be something...

God's Love - John 15:13
God's love towards us, His estranged creation, is graphically depicted in the sacrifice He made on our behalf. "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13 NIV).

Jesus Christ, is God's unique and eternal Son.1 He is the Alpha and Omega,2 the Great I AM,3 the "Mighty God"4 by whom all things were created5 and in whom all things consist.6 Jesus, who is the head of all things,7 humbled Himself in such a way that the human mind couldn't even bare the thought of it. He came into this sin-cursed world and actively partook in our sufferings. Even as we are flesh and blood, He shared in the same.8 He became a man and dwelt among us.9 He shared in the sufferings we brought upon ourselves through our rejection of His holy precepts.10 And as if that were not enough to convince us of His love and concern for us, Jesus, the immortal God and the Giver of Life, gave up His own life upon the cross in the greatest act of love the world has ever known! In doing so He took our sins away, effectively nailing them to the cross with Himself. Thus, He who knew no sin became sin for us11 and He who gave life to all, tasted death for those condemned to it.12

Morning Aqua! Such a nice thought to take with me today)

Goodmorning Miss Skad. Blessing on your day!

<<Jesus Freak...DC Talk is my favorite band!

MWA HA HA!!

JessicaPickle, you've been reported and I've asked that your postings be removed.
You're welcome to post here if you can respect the other posters but NOT if you're just going to be attacking or insulting...

Hi Tob77 & welcome to the Jesus freak thread.

I was only recently made aware of them and have only heard a few tunes by that band. Do you have any good suggestions on any other tunes by them or other rock Christian groups?

I'd be happy to share with you how you can avoid that very real possibility...

Psalm 139 (NIV)



1 "O LORD, you have searched me
and you know me.

2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.

3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.

4 Before a word is on my tongue
you know it completely, O LORD.

5 You hem me in—behind and before;
you have laid your hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.

7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?

8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, [a] you are there.

9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,

10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.

11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,"

12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.

13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.

14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.

15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

16 your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.

17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!

18 Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand.
When I awake,
I am still with you.

19 If only you would slay the wicked, O God!
Away from me, you bloodthirsty men!

20 They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.

21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD,
and abhor those who rise up against you?

22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.

24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TddCILTWNr8

Good morning everyone!

I love that Psalm; it is one of my very favorites and I read it often. That was a beautiful and powerful video! His works are so wonderful!

Thank you!

Sheesh, no one around here can take a joke.

Jokes are fine, as long as they aren't at someone else's expense eh...

DC Talks Free at last cd is good and so is Supernatural.If you like metal...the band Becoming the Archetype is amazing.They are very heavy at times though but are christian.Casting crowns are also a good band.Jars of Clay rocks.Toby mac from DC Talk is solo and has put out some good cd's and remixes.

AWESOME GOD!!!

That Happens to Be One of my Favorite Photos.....

Born again Christian single man here! My favorite verse is Acts 2:21 Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Short, to the point and says it all!

Hi everyone.


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