{"id":2920,"date":"2021-11-11T09:11:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T17:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=2920"},"modified":"2021-11-11T09:11:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T17:11:57","slug":"devotion-ecclesiastes-1212-14-forward-is-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=2920","title":{"rendered":"Devotion Ecclesiastes 12:12-14 Forward Is Fine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ecclesiastes 12:12-14<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0The conclusion, when everything has been heard,\u00a0is:\u00a0fear God and\u00a0keep His commandments, because this\u00a0applies to\u00a0every person.<\/i><\/span>\u00a014\u00a0For\u00a0God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

1 John 2:17<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.<\/i><\/p>\n

I remember when I dug in my heels.\u00a0\u00a0I wanted to travel the path but also wanted not to move.\u00a0\u00a0Didn\u2019t want to lose what I had while I gathered in all the rest.\u00a0\u00a0But your hands can only carry so much.\u00a0\u00a0You find out that you have to keep moving forward even if your feet are still.\u00a0\u00a0All of creation is moving and I will be carried with it, I have no choice.\u00a0\u00a0At times it has felt so desperate.\u00a0\u00a0Destiny is one hundred percent effective.\u00a0\u00a0Putting on a wig does not change what is. Clothes only hide so much.\u00a0\u00a0Soon enough people will catch the winces of pain.\u00a0\u00a0Yet sadness is not upon me, but rather joy.\u00a0\u00a0On the journey He taught me that I have gained infinitely more than I have lost.\u00a0\u00a0The best stuff is never lost.\u00a0\u00a0The best stuff is never lost.\u00a0\u00a0The best stuff is never lost.\u00a0\u00a0The next step brings more eternal joy.\u00a0\u00a0Even the seed in the sandal may hurt, but life is within it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nearer I come to being saturated in happiness and more deep-in-the-spirit-satisfaction-from-the-soul-sighing-out-loud-completion.\u00a0\u00a0Always there is more ahead.\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t hold the things of this world or fear losing them.\u00a0\u00a0The truly good will never depart from you.\u00a0\u00a0We only lose the sharp and hard.\u00a0\u00a0Never reach back, it\u2019s no longer there.\u00a0\u00a0It is reaching to grab the mist. There is always more beauty ahead.<\/p>\n

Revelation 21:3-4<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, \u201cLook! God\u2019s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.\u00a04<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u2018He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death\u2019\u00a0or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

And so I reach forward what has been prepared for me by my Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. If the Lord tarries there will soon come a day when no one remembers.\u00a0\u00a0Like the top sand in a windy desert all will change and my footprint will be gone.\u00a0\u00a0So let it be, I will be with my God.\u00a0\u00a0Then one thing will never change, the best thing will never change, I will be with God forever.\u00a0\u00a0In fact, forever has already begun.\u00a0\u00a0Praise God, eyes on Him, all is well.\u00a0\u00a0Soon, at the right time, I will move on.\u00a0\u00a0Moving forward is good.\u00a0\u00a0Praise God!<\/p>\n

Psalm 150:6<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!<\/i><\/p>\n

Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0But as for me, I watch\u00a0in hope\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will Hear\u00a0me.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Micah 6:8<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0He has\u00a0shown you, Oh man, what\u00a0is\u00a0good; and what does the\u00a0Lord\u00a0require of you, but\u00a0to do justly, to love\u00a0mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.<\/i><\/p>\n

Numbers 6:24-26<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0bless you and keep you; 25\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0turn His face\u00a0toward you and give you peace<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ecclesiastes 12:12-14\u00a0–\u00a0The conclusion, when everything has been heard,\u00a0is:\u00a0fear God and\u00a0keep His commandments, because this\u00a0applies to\u00a0every person.\u00a014\u00a0For\u00a0God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. 1 John 2:17\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. I remember when I dug…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1192],"tags":[89,100,94,1874,17,711],"class_list":["post-2920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotion","tag-ecclesiastes","tag-john","tag-micah","tag-numbers","tag-psalm","tag-revelation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2921,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920\/revisions\/2921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}