Ecclesiastes 11 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO

He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. Ecclesiastes 11:4 – Soon to be closing out his book, Solomon is giving some last statements of wisdom. Here the king looks at the example of a farmer who is only looking at the wind and the clouds. While likely having some great conversations with his farmer buddies about what the changes in wind might mean and what the clouds on the horizon could mean for their crops, the idea behind the verse is that if all they do is look at the clouds and never actually get to sowing and reaping, then they’ll have no harvest. Essentially Solomon is saying that if all you do is talk about doing something, but never actually do it, there is no blessing of a harvest at the end. While we can easily apply this concept to so many areas of life, let’s connect it with the idea of generosity that is spoken about in the verses prior in the chapter. So often we talk about being generous with the blessings God has given us. That we’ll use our time more for the Lord’s work, that we’ll give more to the ones around us that are in need, that we’ll begin to use our talents more at church. All are wonderful things, yet are also things that can remain in the “talking about” stage and never moving into the this actually doing them stage. If the Lord is directing you somehow to be generous with what you have, move away from just observing the wind and actually begin sowing. Move away from simply talking about it and actually do it. People are not helped by our good intentions, they are helped when our hands reach out to them. Whether it’s giving of your physical blessings to someone in need or you being generous with your time so someone can know Jesus better, let’s move into the stage of actually doing what we say we’re going to do. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3396

Question To Ponder: Why should we not just talk about wanting to do something good but actually do it?

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