As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
There is a lot of talk about the habits of “successful” people. In almost all studies they discover that those they deem to be “successful” have one thing in common: They get to work early in the morning. Obviously, the credibility of these studies first lies in the definition they choose to use for “success.” The term is often reserved for those who, in the sight of mankind, have achieved some level of position, power and/or property. In God’s eyes, that is NOT the definition of success. In fact, in Ecclesiastes, Solomon has spend significant time debunking that those three “Ps” as not brining either success or satisfaction. In the end of the book Solomon defines success as:
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.
This is why the passage, above, from chapter 11 is so significant. Solomon tells us that our success is really from God’s hand. We do not know the work of God (who makes everything). Therefore we should sow in the morning and at night, because we really don’t know what God will bless. Solomon tells us sowing our seed in the morning, or the evening, can bring success. Only trough God’s grace do we see success. So, for the business world, wake up early and get to work and hope someone notices. In God’s world sow in the morning and in the evening, because God can bless both, or none. It is our sowing that is obedience. The results are by God. He can bless the morning seed or the evening seed ... or neither. Our role is to sow!!
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