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Ecclesiastes chapter 7, verse 2, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart.

This is one of those verses in the Bible that's just a sober reminder to all of us that we will one day die and that day could be any day. It could be

today for any one of us. I think about James chapter four that just reminds us that our life

is a mist. It's a vapor. It's here one second, and gone the next. That's part of the

picture here in Ecclesiastes chapter 7. This is the end of all mankind. And listen to this phrase,

the living will lay it to heart. Like those who live, who are wise, remember Ecclesiastes, this is a part of wisdom literature in the Bible.

There is wisdom that's found in living daily with the reality that none of us is guaranteed tomorrow.

And so we make the most of today.

Like doesn't this just lead us?

Like, oh, just think about how this leads us to pray and then to live.

Like, what if you knew today was your last day?

How would that change the way you love the people around you,

the way you speak to the people around you, the way you speak to the people around you, the way you

prioritize different things. Now obviously there's a sense in which that kind of thinking

falters a bit. I mean if you knew today was the last day, you might not go to work or do

email or this or that in the same way that, well, we need to do

sometimes on a daily basis in our jobs as we faithfully follow God and provide for families.

We go to school, whatever it might be.

But it is good to think, okay, how can I work today in a way that I'm ready to see Jesus' face?

How can I relate to others today in a way that I'm ready to see Jesus' face and they

are ready to see Jesus' face?

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