We are now into the third part of this series on casting our bread upon the waters. Today’s message gets into the specific applications of casting, giving and even emptying out that which we have in order to fulfill the directions of Ecclesiastes 11.

Here’s a brief excerpt from the sermon, with a link to the full audio immediately thereafter:

“You see–a fallen tree represents circumstances out of our control. Things that are fixed. The tree’s fallen–and there it is. Falls to the south, it stays to the south. Falls to the north, it stays to the north. It is a fixed reality.

These are circumstances out of the tree’s control. It is where it is, now. In human vernacular, we might say ‘Good counsel, but my current situation prevents me from doing this. I’m just a girl; I’m old; I’m wheelchair-bound; I have allergies; I’m shy; I have little ones at home; I have no talents; I’m in the middle of nowhere–out on the farm–in South Dakota.’

‘Oh,’ God says ‘hadn’t thought about your situation. You’re fixed in a place where . . . what good can you do? OK. You’re off the hook.’ Is that what God says?

No. If I can use today’s language, what Ecclesiastes 11:3b says is–three words– ‘DEAL WITH IT!’”