With All Your Might

With All Your Might                                              03-03-17

Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NASB) ¹⁰  Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.



Just some reflections this week. I was reminded of this verse this week past. A short story to tell. Bear with me,I have a point.I worked for a local convenience store a few years back. While in their employ,I was robbed more than once. One time I was alone in the store,the second time, the teenaged stock boy and yours truly were there. It is this incident,the second time that I want to tell you about. Three young men walked in at closing(midnight) one with a gun(more on that in a minute) and proceeded behind the counter,told me to open the register and put my hands in the air.All of which I complied with without a moments hesitation. It was all over in a matter of six or seven minutes and the individuals walked out with less than 200 dollars. They were caught shortly thereafter at the red light in front of the very store I worked at. Pulled over because of a missing taillight with the UNLOADED gun and money still in their possession. A few months later,as I and the stock boy sat outside the courtroom,we heard that two of the three were sentenced to eight years in prison because they were adults.The young man with the UNLOADED gun was a minor and I do not know where he ended up.I have another very relevant story to tell about the unloaded gun. But not today,maybe next week if the Lord wills.At any rate I think it was the max penalty for their type of crime with a first offense.I said all that to ask this one simple question.Why rob the convenience store? Huh? What's that you say Ronnie? Why rob the convenience store??Why not rob a bank or a Brinks truck? Ya feelin me here? I'm not saying that it was the right or even smart thing to do;but....BUT....... if they had already made their minds up to rob something why not go all the way? Why not do it with all their might? Two hundred dollars or two million dollars....... IF CAUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO THE SAME PRISON!As I have heard said in the past,if you're going to sin,then SIN!! You might as well make it a whopper.The wages are the same.(smile) Now for the flip side. And herein lieth the lesson.

The words of the Preacher ring true in all of our endeavors in this life don't they? If we are going to do something,if we have the desire to put our hand to something,then the Bible instructs us to do it with ALL, not some,not a little bit,not a lot,but ALL our might.And the words of the Preacher also ring true for us in our spiritual lives. The Preacher,the author of Ecclesiastes also wrote the preceding book. Let's take a look there for a minute o.k.?

Proverbs 2:3-5 (ESV) ³  yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,
⁴  if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,
⁵  then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.


Do you need a little direction in your life. Do you have a problem or an obstacle hindering you? Do you have a decision to make and not sure of what to do?

Then take a little time and seek God with ALL your might. Look above. ".....if you call out.......raise your voice......."  You have to holler(as the folk up thar in those hills would say) You have to seek God and His wisdom as if you were looking for that treasure chest. Listen brothers and sisters, hidden treasure,silver and gold are PRECIOUS.You just don't go out in the backyard and pick up ten or twenty ounces laying on the ground. No,no. You have to dig. You have to seek.It's hard many times. It requires all of your might.You,me,we all must follow that road map.If what we seek in our physical or spiritual lives requires us to put our hand to it.If we're looking for something of real value,if it is PRECIOUS to us,then we must pursue it with everything that is in us.Look at this long passage of Scripture.

Job 28:12-19 (ESV) ¹²  “But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
¹³  Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living.
¹⁴  The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’ and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
¹⁵  It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
¹⁶  It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
¹⁷  Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
¹⁸  No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.
¹⁹  The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

Job 28:23 (ESV) ²³  “God understands the way to it, and he knows its place.


Rest assured if what you are seeking is of real value,the enemy will be around every corner looking to blindside you. Don't go into that fight with an unloaded gun.WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT! If we will do that,then we will find the knowledge of God. Amen.And Amen.

Psalm 119:139-140 (ESV) ¹³⁹  My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words.
¹⁴⁰  Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it.


God Bless.