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NASB | Ecclesiastes 7:18 It is good that you grasp one thing and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both of them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ecclesiastes 7:18 It is good that you take hold of one thing (righteousness) and also not let go of the other (wisdom); for the one who fears and worships God [with awe-filled reverence] will come forth with both of them. |
Subject: Balanced, centered, or lukewarm? |
Bible Note: So, there is the time dimension. You balance church activities and family activities. You balance time spent on this forum with time paying bills. In preparation for a crunch I suppose you've also set priorities. Interesting because I am always late for everything, because I spend too much time on everything. Interesting because I heard on the radio a few minutes ago that, in the rush of responsibilities, the family should come first. I wonder what you would place first and, more importantly, what scriptures guide that. There seems to be a need for balance. It must be that it says somewhere that we must put our families first or that preacher would not have said it. But Jesus also said, “He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me”. Moreover, “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple”. There is a need for. The same wise man who said, “I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime” also said, of laughter, “ It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? The one who said, "Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting; to eat, to drink and enjoy” also said “It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting”. But my question really relates to intensity, to fervor, to heat. How fanatical are you concerning the things of God? Are you ready to die for him and the Gospel? Or would you rather live that quiet and peaceable life? Or is there something in between that you have chosen? Doesn’t the very fact you are satisfied mean you are not as hot as you might be? Think about it. On a scale of 1 to 5, where is your fervor? |