Ecclesiastes 3:11

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Today’s Bible verse is
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)
11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Let’s read the verse in context:
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 (NIV)
1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, 6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, 7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, 8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. 9 What does the worker gain from his toil? 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on men. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Today’s Quiet Time with God

God has made everything beautiful in its time. Today’s verse reminds me of Romans 8:28, where He causes all things to work together for good, everything is beautiful in its time. One of the problems we have is seeing with God’s perspective. It is hard for us to remember that we haven’t arrived and neither has any one around us. It causes us to be impatient with ourselves and with others. We tend to only see where we are at and not where we are headed. We are all in process. We often see only a cocoon while God sees the butterfly that is about to happen. The next time you begin to feel impatient with yourself or someone else, remember that God makes everything beautiful in its time. You will be blessed as you do!

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