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2 Timothy 4:7 – Finish The Race /// Morning Fuel
In 2 Timothy 4:7, Paul says, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Second Timothy is thought to be Paul’s last letter he wrote. Chapter 4 is the last chapter of the last letter. He would be martyred just a little bit later. So he is, in essence, giving a farewell message. And as he reflects on his life, he says, “I fought a good fight. I finished the race.” What…
Morning Fuel – Ecclesiastes 11:9 – Don’t Waste Your Life
In Ecclesiastes 11:9, Solomon writes, “Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.” Solomon starts out by saying, “Enjoy the youthful days! Let them be days of fun!” He has made this clear throughout the book of Ecclesiastes. It is OK to enjoy…
Morning Fuel – Ecclesiastes 9:7, 9 – Look Toward Eternity
In Ecclesiastes 9, Solomon spends 12 verses talking about death and how we should live in light of knowing that we will die. What’s interesting is that right in the middle of this section he spends several verses talking about enjoying life. Here is one part of that: 7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart… 9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love…” Why does Solomon give these suggestions? One reason…
Title: Morning Fuel – Ecclesiastes 9:3 – Live With Intentionality
Benjamin Franklin and Mark Twain are both credited as saying, “The Only Two Certainties In Life Are Death And Taxes.” Thousands of years prior, Solomon noticed the same thing about death. He writes, “This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all” (Ecclesiastes 9:3). So Solomon is saying in this verse (and in verses 1-2), that no matter who you are, no matter how much money you have, no matter…
Morning Fuel – John 11:25-26 – Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life
In John 11:25-26, Jesus says, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” These two verses deserve more than a three minute devotional, so I am going to give a whole nine minutes by breaking it up into three devotionals! In this passage, Jesus is talking to Martha right near the grave of her…