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Originally Posted by AmandaBroken
Because every day is a gift from God...
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Originally Posted by Mr. Stranger
and for those who don't believe in God?
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Many nevertheless blame Him for their troubles, and often while using that as a reason for not being even willing to believing. But beyond all of that...
I am not aware of anything in Scripture suggesting each new day is a gift from anyone, so I listen more to things like this from Solomon...
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Despite the inequities of life, Solomon argues that life is better than death. In Ecclesiastes 9:4-6 he explains:
“For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten. Indeed their love, their hate and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a share in all that is done under the sun.”
In Solomon’s day, dogs were diseased mongrels that ran in packs through city streets, not pampered pets. People feared and loathed them. Nevertheless, Solomon says that a live dog is better than a dead lion. Why? Because the living...may yet reckon with the reality of death and in so doing embrace the joy life has to offer...
Living While You Live
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