Ecclesiastes 3:9-13
18b: for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
9-13 But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? I’ve had a good look at what God has given us to do—busywork, mostly. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but he’s left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he’s coming or going. I’ve decided that there’s nothing better to do than go ahead and have a good time and get the most we can out of life. That’s it—eat, drink, and make the most of your job. It’s God’s gift.
"in all things"
beginning the year....
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Seize the eternal life, the life you were called to, the life you so fervently embraced in the presence of so many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6
eucharisteō Strongs's G2168
11-12: But you, man of God:
always
16: Be cheerful no matter what;
Run for your life from all this.
Pursue a righteous life—
a life of wonder, faith, love,
steadiness, courtesy.
- to be grateful, feel thankful
- give thanks
incessantly!
17: pray all the time;
Run hard and
fast in the faith.
Romans 8:26-28
brings us to........
18a: thank God no matter what
happens. (the Message)
26-28 Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.
18a:In every thing give thanks: (KJV)
18a: give thanks in all
circumstances; (NIV)
pas Strong's G3956
adjective
each, every, any, all, the whole,
everyone, all things, everything
some of all types
running hard and fast