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## 📖 Daily Devotion Feed (26. October)

 spurgeon

### 📜 Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:7

**All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from 
whence the rivers come, thither they return again.**
Everything sublunary is on 
the move, time knows nothing of rest. The solid earth is a rolling ball, and the
great sun himself a star obediently fulfilling its course around some greater luminary.
Tides move the sea, winds stir the airy ocean, friction wears the rock: change and
death rule everywhere. The sea is not a miser's storehouse for a wealth of waters,
for as by one force the waters flow into it, by another they are lifted from it.
Men are born but to die: everything is hurry, worry, and vexation of spirit. Friend
of the unchanging Jesus, what a joy it is to reflect upon thy changeless heritage;
thy sea of bliss which will be for ever full, since God Himself shall pour eternal
rivers of pleasure into it. We seek an abiding city beyond the skies, and we shall
not be disappointed. The passage before us may well teach us gratitude. Father Ocean
is a great receiver, but he is a generous distributor. What the rivers bring him
he returns to the earth in the form of clouds and rain. That man is out of joint
with the universe who takes all but makes no return. To give to others is but sowing
seed for ourselves. He who is so good a steward as to be willing to use his substance
for his Lord, shall be entrusted with more. Friend of Jesus, art thou rendering 
to Him according to the benefit received? Much has been given thee, what is thy 
fruit? Hast thou done all? Canst thou not do more? To be selfish is to be wicked.
Suppose the ocean gave up none of its watery treasure, it would bring ruin upon 
our race. God forbid that any of us should follow the ungenerous and destructive
policy of living unto ourselves. Jesus pleased not Himself. All fulness dwells in
Him, but of His fulness have all we received. O for Jesu's spirit, that henceforth
we may live not unto ourselves!

**🙏 Prayer:** Everything sublunary is on the move, time knows nothing of rest. 
The solid earth is a rolling ball, and the great sun himself a star obediently fulfilling
its course around some greater luminary. Tides move the sea, winds stir the airy
ocean, friction wears the rock: change and death rule everywhere. The sea is not
a miser's storehouse for a wealth of waters, for as by one force the waters flow
into it, by another they are lifted from it. Men are born but to die: everything
is hurry, worry, and vexation of spirit. Friend of the unchanging Jesus, what a 
joy it is to reflect upon thy changeless heritage; thy sea of bliss which will be
for ever full, since God Himself shall pour eternal rivers of pleasure into it. 
We seek an abiding city beyond the skies, and we shall not be disappointed. The 
passage before us may well teach us gratitude. Father Ocean is a great receiver,
but he is a generous distributor. What the rivers bring him he returns to the earth
in the form of clouds and rain. That man is out of joint with the universe who takes
all but makes no return. To give to others is but sowing seed for ourselves. He 
who is so good a steward as to be willing to use his substance for his Lord, shall
be entrusted with more. Friend of Jesus, art thou rendering to Him according to 
the benefit received? Much has been given thee, what is thy fruit? Hast thou done
all? Canst thou not do more? To be selfish is to be wicked. Suppose the ocean gave
up none of its watery treasure, it would bring ruin upon our race. God forbid that
any of us should follow the ungenerous and destructive policy of living unto ourselves.
Jesus pleased not Himself. All fulness dwells in Him, but of His fulness have all
we received. O for Jesu's spirit, that henceforth we may live not unto ourselves!