Ecclesiastes 6-Song of Solomon 1
“All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.” Ecclesiastes 6:7
Lord, I know that in my heart is little more than the desire to feed my own appetite. I know that along with the goal to be a major financial supporter of the ministry comes the danger that faces anyone with great wealth and that is the love of money and the increasing of one’s appetite for tangible and monetary riches. Though my appetite may never be filled in this life Lord, help me to be one who loves Thy ministry greatly and gives of his substance to see that all can be done for the glory of God.
“Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better? For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?” Ecclesiastes 6:11-12
Lord, help me to live with this in mind. My pride is great within me and I am continually lifted up like a novice (II Timothy 3). I seem to believe that there is something within me that is truly worth something but nothing could be further from the truth. Lord, my desire is that I would live my life in a selfless manner and live it in the realization that there is no other opportunity it offers other than to serve God and to bring Him glory. Help me not to labor for riches, fame, or even personal pride…but solely for Thee.
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