The Bible tells us in Ecclesiastes 9:11
“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”
This is a testament that we should respect every generation of God’s creation. We must respect the slow in the race, the weak in battle, the breadless wise, the rich who lack understanding, and the skillful men who have no favor. Because in time, something about them will change. We won’t know when, how, or by what means but the time will come when there is a chance happening and the lives of the people of God will change.
In time, there will come a chance for the race to be in the hands of the swift; they will run and not get weary;
In time, there will be a chance for the strong to challenge and be challenged in battle and victory will be theirs;
In time, there will be a chance for wise to have bread; they will be fed the body of Christ and will know the truth as Wisdom knew it in the beginning;
In time, there will be a chance when men of understanding will be rich and there will be nothing missing, nothing lacking, and nothing broken; for they will have understanding in how to use their wealth for good;
And finally, there will be a time when the chance will be that the skillful will find favor and the work of the hands of the builder will create monuments of memorials to the God of our faith, country, head, heart, and hand.
The other way you can interpret this text is to say that no matter what you think you are or what you think you have now, keep living...it’ll soon be gone because over time, things grow old and they dissipate. Don’t rush to the end...it’ll be here soon enough.
Grace & Peace be unto you...
QTS
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