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A Wonderful Blessing

A Wonderful Blessing. To Love and Enjoy our Duties: Happy when Going to Work: Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. Eccl 2:24

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A Wonderful Blessing

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  1. A Wonderful Blessing • To Love and Enjoy our Duties: • Happy when Going to Work: • Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. Eccl 2:24 • Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage. Eccl 5:18-19

  2. A Wonderful Blessing • To Love and Enjoy our Duties: • Happy when Going to Work: • Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. Eccl 2:24 • Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage. Eccl 5:18-19

  3. A Wonderful Blessing • To Love and Enjoy our Duties: • Happy when Going Home: • Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun. Eccl 9:9

  4. A Wonderful Blessing • To Love and Enjoy our Duties: • Happy when Going Home: • Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun. Eccl 9:9

  5. A Wonderful Blessing • To Love and Enjoy our Duties: • Happy when serving God: • As the deer pants for the water, so pants my soul for You, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? Ps 42:1-2

  6. A Wonderful Blessing • To Love and Enjoy our Duties: • Happy when serving God: • O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. 2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory. 3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. 4 Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. Ps 63:1-4

  7. A Wonderful Blessing • To Love and Enjoy our Duties: • Happy when serving God: • Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Ps 103:1-5

  8. Godliness • How does a soul thirst for God? • The longing desire we feel for God’s favor, help and guidance. • Godlinessis based on need, appreciation for blessings, and joy and esteem for what is right. • As one longs for their spouse when there is love, need, appreciation and contentment. • As we enjoy a job because of need, satisfaction, and esteem. Finding pleasure in challenge and success. Being paid to do this is a great blessing.

  9. Godliness • There is little difference in devotion to spouse, devotion to job and devotion to our God. • Life is better and more fulfilling when shared. • The Psalmists enjoyed the need to please God. • Everything they enjoyed was a gift from Him • The felt compelled to show their respect and gratitude with devotion and service, awe and reverence.

  10. Godliness • eusebeia... from eu, well, and seboimai, to be devout, denotes the piety which, characterized by a Godward attitude, does that which is well-pleasing to Him...” (Vine, Vol 2 p. 162; 2150). • eusebeia... reverence, respect; in the Bible piety towards God, godliness...”(Thayer, 262; 2150)

  11. Godliness • eusebes... from eu, well, sebomia to reverence, the root seb- signifying sacred awe, describes reverence exhibited especially in actions, reverence or awe well directed... the energy which, directed by holy awe of God, finds expression in devoted activity... In the NT it is used of a pious attitude towards God, Acts 10:2,7...” (Vine Vol 1, p. 308)

  12. Godliness • Piety characterized by a Godward attitude. • Seeking how to be well-pleasing to Him • reverence, respect; • sacred awe, reverence exhibited in actions, • Godliness changes responsibility, duty and obligation into an exciting challenge. Into the pleasure and joy of pleasing someone we love.

  13. Godliness exercise yourself toward Godliness 8 For bodily exercise profits a little, but Godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. 1Tim 4:7-8

  14. Bodily Exercise • Man’s deep longing(virtue), often on the body. • Games created to fulfill this deep longing for excellence and honor from others. • There are two serious and grave limitations: • It is a “perishable crown,” • all “bodily exercise profits a little.” • Few athletes win more than once. • Exercise gives less and less back as we age.

  15. Virtue knowledge Self-Control • Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 25 and everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. 26 therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; 27 but I buffet my body and make it my slave, lest possibly, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified. 1Cor. 9:24-27

  16. ONLY ONE RECEIVES THE PRIZE? • RUN IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU MAY WIN. • EXERCISES SELF-CONTROL in all things. • They TO RECEIVE A PERISHABLE WREATH • WE AN IMPERISHABLE. • I RUN IN SUCH A WAY…NOT WITHOUT AIMI BOX IN SUCH A WAY NOT BEATING AIR • I BUFFET MY BODY AND MAKE IT MY SLAVElest I MYSELF SHOULD BE DISQUALIFIED. 1Cor. 9:24-27 VirtueknowledgeSelf-Control

  17. Bodily Exercise • The emotions and motivations are right. • God created us to honor achievement and long for mastery. But not to waste on our outer man. • Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. (NAS) 2 Cor. 4:16 • This is why Bodily exercise profits a little. • Paul changed his focus to the inner man. • from material (temporary) to spiritual(eternal). • From perishable to imperishable crown.

  18. Exercise to Godliness • Exercises we do to gain godliness are eternal. All else destined to burn up and dissolve. • since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 2Pet. 3:10-12 • We brought nothing in and carry nothing out. • Now godlinesswith contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 1 Tim. 6:6-7

  19. Exercise - A Spiritual Gymnasium • The term Exercise comes from the Greek word “gumnazo” our “gymnasium” or “gym” • Gyms are designed to be a place to exercise. • Exercises vary depending on the goal. • A boxer, Olympic gymnast, runner, basketball player, swimmer enter gym with different expectations and equipment needs. • Some need the pool, weight room, basketball court, boxing ring or gymnastic equipment. • Each sport has exercises leading to its mastery. • It is no different with godliness!

  20. Exercises unto Godliness • Page 25 • Like all Gyms, we have to find the equipment right for us. • We have to learn how to use the equipment for our specific needs based our present weakness and future goals. • We must do the same. • These things exercise to godliness. • A failure is an exercise to ungodliness.

  21. Exercise unto Godliness • Page 25 • These things exercise to godliness. • by reason of use have senses exercised Heb. 5:13-14 • lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Heb. 12:1 • I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness 2Tim 4:7

  22. Godliness • As the deer pants for the water… • Bless the Lord O my soul… • My soul thirsts for you… flesh longs for • Godlinessis profitable for all things: • The Promise of the life that now is • The promise of the life that is to come. • Godliness with contentment great gain. s

  23. Godliness • Abraham My friend forever Isa. 41:8 • David man after My own heart 1Sam. 13:14 • I speak to Moses face to face Ex. 33:11 • Daniel you are greatly beloved Dan. 9:23 • I have no one like him on the earth Job 1:8 • My beloved Son I am well pleased Mt. 17:5 • Meek and quiet spirit precious in His sight I Pet 3:3-6 • With proper exercise we can join them!

  24. Godliness • For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, Titus 2:11-13

  25. What others see of our Godliness! If we do things to be seen of men, it is all there is.

  26. What we are exercising for God to see

  27. My Godliness?

  28. Godliness • And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD spoke, saying: ‘By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; and before all the people I must be glorified.’” So Aaron held his peace.  Lev 10:3

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