“THE RACE IS NOT TO THE SWIFT!”

Ecclesiastes 9:11-12                     (ESV)

“11 Again I saw that under the sun “THE RACE IS NOT TO THE SWIFT”, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all.

12 For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.”

Things in “this world” happen at such a pace that no one is interested in “taking their time” for anything any longer.  News reports routinely have “death breaking news”, but they are more “unconfirmed” reports than ever, and it seems the validity of reports are a thing of the past.  

Pure TRUTH can only be found in ONE PERSON.   JESUS said in John 14:6 “I am the WAY, and the TRUTH, and the LIFE. No one comes to the FATHER except through ME.”   However, most people aren’t satisfied to operate at HIS pace.  They want to move as quickly as “this world” supposedly demands, whatever it takes to make it happen.  

The things of GOD still take as long as it always has though.  A tree still takes years to be strong and tall.  A full-term baby still takes about nine months to grow inside a womb.  The earth still moves around the sun at the same pace it was moving when GOD spoke it into existence!  And GOD can allow the plans of man to be made, but only through DIVINE intervention will those plans be fulfilled.   Even the air we breathe comes from HIM (Isaiah 42:5)!  

It seems we all want to proclaim that GOD IS IN CONTROL, but when we have to admit that we are NOT in control, we usually are saddened, if not heartbroken!  Now I am NOT the swiftest of people, either mentally or foot speed, but according to Scripture “THE RACE IS NOT TO THE SWIFT”!  GOD IS IN CONTROL!  If GOD has it in HIS Plan for a elephant to outrun a cheetah, it will happen!  There are many who know more Scripture, and more about Scripture, than I do.  But my heart is open to whatever GOD wants to accomplish with my life!?  I’m just thankful that “THE RACE IS NOT TO THE SWIFT”!!!