And His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven." And this expression, "Yet once more," denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, in order that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire. - Hebrews 12:26-29
1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth,
while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say,
I have no pleasure in them;
2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened,
nor the clouds return after the rain:
3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men
shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those
that look out of the windows be darkened,
4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low,
and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music
shall be brought low;
5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way,
and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden,
and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners
go about the streets:
6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher
be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto
God who gave it.
8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge;
yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was
upright, even words of truth.
11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of
assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end;
and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his
commandments:
for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing,
whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
~ All that matters is, " to fear God and keep His commandments,
for this is man's ALL ~ When I find myself pondering the success of my life and
the things I have attained I realize that all is vanity. The little I have accomplished
in this life in the end is worthless. All that will stand at the end of me is what
brought glory to my King. He is Worthy!
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Faithful is He who calls you, and He WILL bring it to pass. -- 1 Thessalonians 5:24
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will PERFECT it until
the day of Christ Jesus. -- Philippians 1:6
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