"Again I looked throughout the earth and saw that the swiftest person does not always win the race, nor the strongest man the battle, and that wise men are often poor, and skillful men are not necessarily famous; but it is all by chance, by happening to be at the right place at the right time. A man never knows when he is going to run into bad luck. He is like a fish caught in a net, or a bird caught in a snare." (Eccl 9:11-12 TLB) A man without God is one left to live life on a "take it as it comes" basis; absent of purpose and direction. The fruit of his labor will be nothing and his destination will often be nowhere. There is a better choice to be made and a better life to be lived! It is a life directed by God. It's Choice over Chance.
PRAYER: Lord, thank you for giving us a life of choice and not of chance. You daily order our steps and our stops according to your own purpose. Amen!
Ps 37:23-24. . . . The steps of good men are directed by the Lord. He delights in each step they take. 24 If they fall it isn't fatal, for the Lord holds them with his hand. TLB
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