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Day 191 or July 10. Final answer. Now enjoy. Our thoughts today are rooted in Ecclesiastes

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chapter 12 verse 13. Now all has been heard. Here is the conclusion of the matter. Fear

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God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.

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First, the big picture surrounding this verse. For a short time Solomon drops into proverb

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mode as he compares wisdom and foolishness and produces a whole list of pithy sayings.

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He then exerts much more effort on wisdom once he has made his case for the folly of

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foolishness. He closes the book as most old men would by looking back at the folly of

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his own youth. And now our action step for today. The final

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words from the lips of a man who really tried to live his life to the full are found right

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at the end of the book of Ecclesiastes. Firstly, fear God. Have respect for who He is and all

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He has done. For a couple of years I was a London commuter for a day a week. As a northern

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lad I was still amazed by the city, crossing London Bridge and looking at Tower Bridge

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downstream. The other commuters were far too busy, rushing to catch a train or just get

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somewhere for business. Within a few months I was rushing too. I lost the pleasure of

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the day, because I was trying to save time, catch an earlier connection, or just keep

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ahead of the other folk, rushing along the pavement. Don't miss out on what God has

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for you today. However, that's only half the story. Our Creator God left a book of

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instructions too—the Bible, full of practical assistance to help us get the most out of

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our short life here on earth. Or, as a friend of mine regularly describes it, Bible, B-I-B-L-E,

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best instructions before leaving earth. We really must make time to read it every day.

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Actually, this could explain why there are more women in churches than men, because men

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hate reading the instructions. Don't be in a hurry to simply get somewhere. Enjoy

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today in God's presence and continue to read the Bible regularly in order to get the

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most out of life. Find time today.