SUNDAY'S REFLECTION

"And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had
understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads...

of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their
commandment. 1 Chronicles 12:32. An understanding of the times you
live in will definitely guide you on what to do, when it should be
done, what is important and what is not important. May God give you an
understanding of the times we live! What time is it now? Hosea 10:12
says, "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy, break up
your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and
rain righteousness upon you". It is time to seek the Lord. Many people
have sought prosperity all their lives only to discover at the end
that it does not satisfy. Ecclesiastes 5:10-11 says if you love
silver, no matter how much of it you acquire, you will never be
satisfied. If you are a billionaire, you cannot take more than a
regular meal at a time; you will sleep in one room even if your
mansion has 100 rooms; you cannot wear more than one dress or pair of
shoes at a time, even if you have a room full of them. In fact
Ecclesiastes 5:12 says too much wealth may rob the rich of his sleep.
When you get to a certain level of wealth, it becomes a burden. I have
visited some very rich people and I felt sorry for them because of the
pain they go through in choosing what to take at meal time, what to
wear, etc. Do you know that wealth is transient - it is available
today but can vanish tomorrow (Proverbs 23:4-5)? Moreover, many have
sought for power, fame and position only to find that they do not
satisfy. If you are the president today, tomorrow you will be
ex-president. While in school, I desired to have several degrees only
to later discover that they do not satisfy. Colossians 3:1-2 says you
should stop making material things your focus. What are you seeking?
It is time to seek after God. He is the One who truly satisfies.
Written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye.