Life and Timing
(Ecclesiastes 3:1-10)
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. What does the worker gain from his toil? I have seen the burden God has laid on men.

We live in time as much as we live in the air. Time passes like water that flows. There comes spring and it is followed by summer. When summer is gone, autumn comes. When autumn is gone, there comes winter with snow and frost. We must be aware of the timing of everything and live accordingly. We will be in big trouble if we try to live in ignorance of right timing. There is a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot… etc.

1. God has made everything
1) A time of life
① A time of youth ? a time to prepare for the life to come
② A time of the prime of life ? a time to seek for dream and hope
③ A time of old age - There is a time to be born and a time to die
2) We must not waste time given to us
① Time passes as swiftly as flowing water
- We must not miss a timing that is brought by time
② Discerning time helps us live a life without remorse
2. A time to be born and a time to die
1) A time to be born is a time out of one’s control
2) It falls into my responsibility to see death coming and be prepared for it
① It is axiomatic that a man dies
② The life and death of the rich and Lazarus, the beggar
3) Now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation
① A time of salvation by grace given to us after the atonement of Jesus on the cross 2,000 years ago
② God’s help * (2 Co 6:1-2)
- In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you
4) Be prepared for the time to leave this world * (John 14:1-3, 1 Co 15:50-58)
3. God who has created and governed time
1) God created a time of blessing and governs the circumstances for the people who serve Him * (Isaiah 41:10-13)
2) To work with God
① Fill your heart with the thought of God
② Have dreams and hopes given from God
③ Believe that God is working ? Faith is being sure of what we hope for, that is a certified check
④ Speak in positive terms and give thanks to the Lord


We can live a life of peace, success, and happiness when we live in accordance with the timing of God’s providence. We will be doomed and destroyed rapidly if we live against God’s timing and follow secular humanist way of life and its evil plots.