Cast Your Bread upon the Waters

taking a small break from Ezra.....

There is a verse that God has really put on my heart recently. From Ecclesiastes, chapter 11 verse 1 reads, "Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days". At first, i really didn't understand what that meant. (and my oh-so-helpful sister told me that it meant God wanted us to feed the ducks...hahaha) but i kept meditating on that verse.

Basically the whole book of Ecclesiastes speaks to the fleeting, shallow pleasures of the world. The "preacher" must come to grips with the fact that life holds no guarantees, no lasting joy of any kind. all is vanity. Only God can sustain and offer life abundantly (of course, in order to gain life, we must die to ourselves...mmhm, such a sweet paradox!) So, putting the verse in context, I think what it conveys is the realization/resignation to the truth that our life is completely out of our hands. "Cast your bread upon the waters..."; give up your false security in your own abilities, you have no control over your circumstances. I think this verse is a call to live in faith, surrendering everything to God, trusting that He knows best and will provide. "....for you will find it after many days"; let God provide; He is in control and has the power to take care of you.

any thoughts? I don't know. I could be off..... Just a thought for the day (or, more like this whole past month for me! haha)