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Eccl. 9:11-18
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Maybe it’s time to “slow down?”
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When I slow down, I feel guilty
I’m afraid others are getting ahead of me
I feel unproductive and valueless
What should I do?
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“Be still and know that
I am God…” (Ps. 46:10)
“Cease striving (NAS)
“Let Go of Your Concerns” (GWV)
“Calm down” (CEV)
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Eccl. 9:11
King Solomon wrote;
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“Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.”
Eccl. 9:12
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Eccl. 9:13
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Eccl. 9:14
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Eccl. 9:15
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The race is NOT to the swift…
Satan – “MORE, MORE, MORE”
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Eccl. 9:16
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Really? At What?
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Eccl. 9:17-18a
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Your life is in serious trouble...
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Don’t Believe the world’s LIES!
LISTEN to ME.
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Eccl. 9:18
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God has a better plan for your life. OBEY HIS WILL TODAY!
Get out of the RAT RACE.