Might - On Fire For God

"Whatever your hand finds to do, 

do it with all your might;"

-Ecclesiastes 9:10a

[italics added for emphasis]

I've been meditating on Ecclesiastes 9:10 and Colossians 3:23 quite a bit over the last few years, and there are 2 lessons that God has been teaching me through those passages;

1. How To Do Things 
2. What To Do


1. How To Do Things

First off here's a thought provoking question: what inspires you?
Is it...
The drive of Gold Medal athletes?
The passion of public speakers?
The discipline of top professional musicians?
The determination of the greatest inventors?
The enthusiasm of a coach?
The courage of a commander?
The faith of a child?
The preparation of a preacher?
The gratitude of a 3rd world immigrant?
The compassion of an evangelist?
The peacefulness of an experienced parent?

Being inspired helps our BELIEF, our STANDARD, and what we picture to be normal to be raised to the next level.

We are inspired when we hear not just WHAT people do, but HOW they do them.
For example...
I could play the piano (the WHAT), but if I don't play either well, with my might, or a combination of both, (the HOW),
it probably won't inspire others.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 talks about one way of HOW we are to do things. (
"With all your might.'
You may ask "What does 'might' really mean?"
Well in Greek, the word for "might" according to Biblos.com is koach, and here are a few different synonyms.

Ability, Force, Power, Strength

So that's really HOW we are to do things. (I also believe that another "how to" at least in reference to music is that we are to "play skillfully" as in Psalm 33:3)

2. What To Do
This verse in Colossians 3:23 really specifies for what purpose we do things with all our might.

"And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men."

 " ...Heartily, as to the Lord" really means that along with pouring all our strength into whatever we're doing, we need to MAKE SURE that WHAT we're doing is actually WORTH doing heartily in God's perspective.

Whether playing sports,
doing chores,
going to work,
studying at school,
making lunch,
listening to a preacher at church,
attending seminars,
reading books,
listening to music,
watching movies,
playing instruments,
spending time with friends,
and having certain conversations with associates,

We need to ask ourselves:
Should I [do this] with all my might?
And can I [do it] for the glory of God?

Prayer
Lord, I pray that we will be inspired by men and women on FIRE for Your glory,
who are not only willing to do the things that honor You,
but are willing to do them with ALL their might.
And I also pray that we will BE those that inspire others to serve You with all their might.
Show us where You can grow us,
In Jesus name, Amen.

Are you on fire for God? 

Challenge
Do you work for God with all of your might?

God bless you all this week,
Your brother in Christ,
Landon

"Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God."

-Jim Elliot