Ecclesiastes 9:10

"Whatever your hands finds to do, verily, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or wisdom in Sheol where you are going."Whatever….do it with all your might" -i.e. what you can accomplish, do! In the above verses, God isn't advocating. drifting along, do nothing, addicted to pleasure attitude in life. There is work to be done, talents to use. "And at this time the brevity of life has become. spur, as it did our Lord when He spoke of the onset of night, 'When no one can work' (John 9:4)" (Kidner p. 84). "Throw yourself into" (Mof).

Point To Note:

Eternal life is great, but that doesn't mean that this earthly life doesn't matter. God isn't impressed by the religious person who attempts to justify their present laziness by saying, "I'm supposed to lay up treasures in heaven, not upon the earth", or, "I don't need to plan for my physical future, because. just know that God will take care of me." God expects us to make the most of each day, to make the most of the physical blessings that we receive and to make the most of our marriages, families, human relationships and employment. Clearly, righteous people should be seen as people who love the Lord and love life, who have. zest for God and. zest for living. There should be no such thing as. boring, lazy, apathetic, or unmotivated Christian. God wants us to do everything with zeal and enthusiasm.

"for" -the reason for such. wise use of our earthly life.

"no activity or planning or wisdom in Sheol" -You cannot accomplish anything in this world once you are dead. So, if you are going to do something, do it now! You cannot redeem lost opportunities once you are in the grave! "Planning" applies to the human devising of new things and projects. Practice and theory both come to an end at death. Note: The passage isn't teaching that the dead cease to exist or are unconscious, rather that earthly planning, all earthly activity, and every opportunity to use their wisdom to do something in this life-has ended! (Galatians 6:10;. Cor. Ecclesiastes 12:15; Ephesians 5:16). Death will stop all our earthly plans, goals and projects. So, if we are going to accomplish something, then we need to get started now.