Cast Your Bread Upon the Water

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“Serve the Lord at work, at home and in church. He is your exceeding great reward. Cast your bread upon the waters in faith that you will find it again after many days.”

Ecclesiastes 11:1
Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.

Do you ever feel like you’re slogging away at life with seemingly no return? Get up in the morning, eat breakfast, go to work, come home, eat dinner, go to bed, get up in the morning… It’s like you’re casting your bread upon the water never to see it again. Or will you?

That expression comes from the Bible. We read it in the book of Ecclesiastes, which is a book about the seeming futility of life. It was penned by King Solomon, the son of King David. Solomon asked God for wisdom and was blessed to become the wealthiest king in Israel’s history. Yet he wrote, “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?” However, Solomon also wrote, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.” To finish quoting that expression above, the scripture says, “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.”

God has not called you to be more than you are, he has called you to be all that you are. And we are all called to all the world. Whatever you do in life – at work, in your relationships, in your pastimes – do it with all your might, as unto Jesus. We are told that all we do in life needs to be done in the name of Jesus. In the Lord, our labour is never in vain.

So go for it! Give it your all, even when it feels like you’re slogging away the old sausage machine, churning out sausage after sausage with no return. Do it for Jesus, at work, at home and in church. He is your exceeding great reward. Cast your bread upon the waters in faith that you will find it again after many days.

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Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
Ecclesiastes 11
Matthew 28:19-20
Colossians 3:17
1 Corinthians 15:58
Genesis 15:1 (KJV)

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Help me to see a return for my toil but even if I don’t, help me to do it with all my might.”

“My God, I get so fatigued doing the same old after the same old, every day. Sometimes I feel like I’m making no ground; like I’m slogging away without return. But I know now that all I do in life – especially my work – is to be done for you and in the name of Jesus. So, I change my thinking and choose to dedicate my work and my relationships to you. I do it for you, Lord. I know in you my labour is never in vain. Help me to see a return for my toil but even if I don’t, help me to do it with all my might. Amen.”

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FROM DESPAIR TO CHEER

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“He plans to build you up, turn your mourning into joy and reward the work of your hands. Just place your hope for the future in his hands.”

Psalm 90:17
Let the favour of the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands.

When I sat down to have my morning devotions yesterday, I was feeling not a little despondent. I’ve recently endured some life-changing events in my work and ministry that have left me feeling demotivated. “Why the changes, Lord,” I prayed. “I’m very grateful for all you have given me and the great opportunities I have for ministry, but sometimes I feel there is no fruit to what I do.” Have you ever felt that way, like you’re slogging away at life, burning the candle at both ends only to go to bed at night feeling unrewarded? That’s how I felt when I prayed.

After complaining to God, I turned to the scriptures for my daily reading. I was reading from Jeremiah. Jeremiah 29:11 is one of my life verses. It reminds us that God knows the plans he has for us, plans for welfare, prosperity and peace; to give is a hope and a future. I was reading in chapter 31 yesterday. My eyes fell on the words, “I have loved you with an everlasting love… I will build you, and you shall be built… I will turn their mourning into joy… for there is a reward for your work…” and “there is hope for your future, declares the Lord.”

The Lord does have a plan for you, a plan for a blessed and successful future. Though you may feel despondent and demotivated at times, he never does. God has confidence in his plans for you. He has loved you with an everlasting love. His plans are to build you up, turn your mourning into joy and reward the work of your hands. Just place your hope for the future in his hands. Don’t give up, look up and fix your eyes on Jesus, the author of your life.

I thank the Lord that he lifted my spirits and restored my optimism as I prayed. When I read these words, he turned my despair into cheer.

God-tracking is placing your hope in the rewards of God.

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

Thank you that you build me up, turn my mourning into joy and reward my work

“Dear Father, forgive me for taking my eyes off Jesus. Forgive me for allowing despair to creep in like gangrene, rotting my motivation. I choose now to not give up but to look up and fix my mind on your love, your peace and your eternal purposes for me. Thank you that you have an enduring plan for my life. Thank you that you are my exceeding great reward. Thank you that you build me up, turn my mourning into joy and reward my work. Thank you that you have turned my despair into cheer. Amen!”

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GOD-TRACKING IS RESTING IN THE WORK OF CHRIST

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“On Friday Jesus laboured to pay the price for your sin. As Saturday dawned, he himself became your Sabbath rest.”

Hebrews 4:1

Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.

Jesus had been arrested in the early hours of Friday morning. He was hastily tried and convicted on false charges of blasphemy. Taken away he was crucified before the advent of the day of rest. Being a public figure, his crucifixion was particularly savage. This holy man, who had never committed any sin, let alone a vicious crime, was executed in the most violent way. He was flogged to within inches of death, his back ripped apart by the bits of bone and metal tied to whips of leather. The soldiers and spectators alike beat him with fists and clubs as he carried his cross to the Place of the Skull. They spat on him and insulted him. Finally, he was laid out on the hard wood of the cross as spikes were driven through his hands and feet into the wood beneath. Lifting the cross high they maliciously dropped it into a hole, ripping ligaments and tearing flesh in the process. There the Son of God, righteous and pure, hung until he died. The work of the cross and the labour of baring the consequence of sin was completed with the cry, “It is finished!”

A few hours later, the soldiers broke the legs of the other two convicts crucified with Jesus so that they would die before sunset. But Jesus was already dead. In the final minutes before the Sabbath began, the body of Jesus was removed, dressed and laid in a tomb. A strange calm descended over the landscape. It was as if the great toil of time had been completed. The work was finished. Jesus was dead and his body rested in the tomb. The Sabbath had come.

Dear friend, when Jesus died for you and for me, he laboured in love to carry the weight of sin. The good work of the cross was an enormous exertion. When he died, Christ completed not only the work of the Law of God but also fulfilled the consequence of disobedience. On Friday Jesus laboured to pay the price for your sin. As Saturday dawned, he himself became your Sabbath rest.

If you are weary and burdened, come to Jesus and he will give you rest. Jesus has already paid for your sin; he has already fulfilled the legal requirements of the Law of God and borne the punishment of disobedience. Accept the work of the cross as done on your behalf and then, by faith, rest in his grace and forgiveness.

God-tracking is resting in the work of Christ

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John 19:16-37
Hebrews 4:1-10

Matthew 11:28-30

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

Only Jesus could be good enough for you and only by Jesus’ good work on the cross can I know forgiveness from all sin and rest for my soul

“Dear God, thank you for Jesus. Thank you for the work of the cross and that Jesus died in my place to pay the price for my sin. Lord, I admit that I have been trying to earn your favour by my good works, but this is futile. My works will never be good enough to earn your favour.  Only Jesus could be good enough for you and only by Jesus’ good work on the cross can I know forgiveness from all sin and rest for my soul. Thank you, dear Lord. I come to rest in you today. I’m weary of strife, Lord. I receive your grace and forgiveness as I ask you to be my Lord. Thank you for my rest. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS REFUELLING YOUR TANKS THROUGH PRAYER

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GOD-TRACKING IS REFUELLING YOUR TANKS THROUGH PRAYER

Psalm 23:3
He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

A wick in an oil lamp will shine brightly for as long as it is fuelled by oil. If the oil is not topped up, you will notice the wick itself beginning to burn and smoulder. Soon the effect of light given out by the oil lamp begins to fade and wick eventually turns to ash, no longer of any use. So it is with any soul who burns vibrantly for the purposes of God without replenishing their fuel.

The Bible is packed with references pointing to the need for rest and replenishment. For instance, Jesus himself frequently drew away from the crowds to be alone with the Father in prayer. Notice how he spent time alone with God the Father to refill his oil pot. It was in the stillness of submission to God that the Son of Man restored his strength and purpose.

The presence of God in prayer is your fuel reserve. If you find yourself burning the candle at both ends, it may be time to draw away in prayer to rest. It’s in prayer that we are told to present our anxieties to the Lord with thanksgiving. It’s in prayer that we restore a peace that passes understanding. And it’s through pray that we cast our cares on the Lord. Jesus said, “Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” How else do we come to Jesus, but in prayer?

God-tracking is refuelling your tanks through prayer

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Thank you for refuelling my tanks. In you I rest

“Oh Lord, I’m tired! I’ve had a time of it and I feel I just can’t go on. So, I choose to come to you in prayer and cast my cares upon you. I’m heavy laden, O Lord, give me rest. I confess that you are my source and my resource – the source of my strength and the resource for my purpose. Give me wisdom to deal with my workload and responsibilities. Thank you for your peace. Thank you for your replenishment. Thank you for refuelling my tanks. In you I rest. Amen”

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GOD-TRACKING IS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HE IS YOUR SUCCESS

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02 September 2016

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GOD-TRACKING IS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HE IS YOUR SUCCESS

Proverbs 16:3
Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established.

I was sitting quietly in the prayer meeting pondering the words of Psalm 87 in my Bible, open on my lap. Someone had just prayed about his workload and duties at work, which caused me to think about my own responsibilities – work, family, church, home. As I did so, I became a little overcome by the diversity of my commitments and began to feel my enthusiasm begin to drain from me. Psalm 87 speaks about how God loves Zion (Jerusalem). He founded it and populated it. Then my eye caught verse 5, “…the Most High himself will establish her.”

God’s Word dropped into my heart and quelled my anxieties. If he’s called me to be a father, grandfather, husband and pastor then he will watch over his calling to perform it in my life. I have nothing to defend when it comes to God’s plans for me; he alone is able to fulfil his purposes in my life according to his designs, not mine. Indeed, it was he who gave me those responsibilities and duties in the first place. Therefore, if I continue to acknowledge him in all I do, he will see to it that my work will achieve his goals for my life. All that remains is for me to do is to commit my work to him – to cast my responsibilities upon him.

Are you feeling a little overwhelmed by your responsibilities today? It could be you’ve given your all to your job but, as you stand back to view the results, you’re disappointed by other people’s lack of enthusiasm or commitment. Perhaps you feel you’re undervalued or not appreciated by others and this has left you feeling demotivated and despondent. If that’s you, then my humble advice is to do some care-casting today. That is, cast your cares on him, because he loves you. Commit your workload and all your duties to the Lord and he will see to it that your plans will succeed. Do this and the Most High himself will establish you.

God-tracking is acknowledging that he is your success.

Blessings

Dudley

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up!

I commit my work to you and cast all my responsibilities upon you

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“Dear Lord, I confess that I have been feeling terribly unmotivated lately. I repent of any slack or apathy on my part and choose to re-acknowledge you in every aspect of my life – my work, family, church, recreation and relationships. I commit my work to you and cast all my responsibilities upon you. Lord, you have called me by your grace and your purpose, so watch over your purposes to perform them in my life. Thank you that YOU will accomplish me. Amen.”

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