A Wonderful Blessing To Love and Enjoy our Duties: To Love and Enjoy our Duties: Happy when Going to Work: Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. Eccl 2:24 Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. Eccl 2:24 Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage. Eccl 5:18-19 Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage. Eccl 5:18-19

A Wonderful Blessing To Love and Enjoy our Duties: To Love and Enjoy our Duties: Happy when Going to Work: Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. Eccl 2:24 Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. Eccl 2:24 Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage. Eccl 5:18-19 Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage. Eccl 5:18-19

A Wonderful Blessing To Love and Enjoy our Duties: To Love and Enjoy our Duties: Happy when Going Home: Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun. Eccl 9:9 Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun. Eccl 9:9

A Wonderful Blessing To Love and Enjoy our Duties: To Love and Enjoy our Duties: Happy when Going Home: Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun. Eccl 9:9 Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun. Eccl 9:9

A Wonderful Blessing To Love and Enjoy our Duties: To Love and Enjoy our Duties: Happy when serving God: As the deer pants for the water, so pants my soul for You, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? Ps 42:1-2

A Wonderful Blessing To Love and Enjoy our Duties: To Love and Enjoy our Duties: Happy when serving God: O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. 2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory. 3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. 4 Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. Ps 63:1-4

A Wonderful Blessing To Love and Enjoy our Duties: To Love and Enjoy our Duties: Happy when serving God: Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Ps 103:1-5

There is little difference in devotion to spouse, devotion to job and devotion to our God. Life is better and more fulfilling when shared. The Psalmists enjoyed the need to please God. Everything they enjoyed was a gift from Him The felt compelled to show their respect and gratitude with devotion and service, awe and reverence.

eusebeia... from eu, well, and seboimai, to be devout, denotes the piety which, characterized by a Godward attitude, does that which is well-pleasing to Him...” (Vine, Vol 2 p. 162; 2150). eusebeia... reverence, respect; in the Bible piety towards God, godliness...”(Thayer, 262; 2150)

eusebes... from eu, well, sebomia to reverence, the root seb- signifying sacred awe, describes reverence exhibited especially in actions, reverence or awe well directed... the energy which, directed by holy awe of God, finds expression in devoted activity... In the NT it is used of a pious attitude towards God, Acts 10:2,7...” (Vine Vol 1, p. 308)

Man’s deep longing(virtue), often on the body. Games created to fulfill this deep longing for excellence and honor from others. There are two serious and grave limitations: It is a “perishable crown,” all “bodily exercise profits a little.” Few athletes win more than once. Exercise gives less and less back as we age.

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 25 and everyone who competes in the games exercises self- control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. 26 therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; 27 but I buffet my body and make it my slave, lest possibly, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified. 1Cor. 9:24-27

 ONLY ONE RECEIVES THE PRIZE?  RUN IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU MAY WIN.  EXERCISES SELF-CONTROL in all things.  They TO RECEIVE A PERISHABLE WREATH  WE AN IMPERISHABLE.  I RUN IN SUCH A WAY… NOT WITHOUT AIM I BOX IN SUCH A WAY NOT BEATING AIR  I BUFFET MY BODY AND MAKE IT MY SLAVE lest I MYSELF SHOULD BE DISQUALIFIED. 1Cor. 9:24-27

The emotions and motivations are right. God created us to honor achievement and long for mastery. But not to waste on our outer man. Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. (NAS) 2 Cor. 4:16 This is why Bodily exercise profits a little. Paul changed his focus to the inner man. from material (temporary) to spiritual(eternal). From perishable to imperishable crown.

Abraham My friend forever Isa. 41:8 David man after My own heart 1Sam. 13:14 I speak to Moses face to face Ex. 33:11 Daniel you are greatly beloved Dan. 9:23 I have no one like him on the earth Job 1:8 My beloved Son I am well pleased Mt. 17:5 Meek and quiet spirit precious in His sight I Pet 3:3-6 With proper exercise we can join them!

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, Titus 2:11-13

What we are exercising for God to see

And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD spoke, saying: ‘By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; and before all the people I must be glorified.’” So Aaron held his peace. Lev 10:3