“He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God. I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be forever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.“ - Ecclesiastes 3v11-15
God is more than we can ever hope to figure out. When life seems empty and like grasping at the air it is because God has been left out of the picture. Solomon begins to figure things out just a little bit. He has figured out that:
No one can figure out what God does
We should enjoy the life God gives
Whatever God does is forever
God does what He does to draw men to Him
God will require and accounting
This alone is some pretty sound reasoning. We must realise that the world is not all about us. There is a God at work Who is carrying out His perfect plan. The sun rises and sets for a reason. The seasons come and go according to His plan. Natural disasters are going to take place and people are going to die. We are wasting our time to try to make sense of it.
Take the lesson – enjoy the life God has given, but remember, God will call for an accounting one day.
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