The whole duty of man

“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” - Ecclesiastes 12v13

Solomon finished the book of Ecclesiastes with the same conclusion he started the book – all is vanity. We all live our live, we get old, and we die. We are in a constant stage of aging and pretty soon we too will pass from the scene.

At the end of the day there is only one thing that really matters, there is only one thing that is our “whole duty,” and there is only on thing that is our “all.” What is that? To fear God and keep His commandments. Nothing else means anything – it is all vanity and grasping at the wind. When God is taken out of the picture all meaning is gone. No wonder we have a world running around helter-skelter directionless and meaningless.

On the other hand, we do have a purpose. Our life does have meaning, walk in the fear of God and keep His commandments. With that in mind every day has meaning, every experience is an opportunity and nothing is a waste. Praise God for giving us meaning and purpose!