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In
Ecclesiastes 3 we can hear much of the same tone as was discovered last
chapter. Everything that is done is done
best when it is partnered with God. Toiling
is best done when we toil for God. Being
joyful about our toil is accomplished when we focus on the Lord. If we are looking for fulfillment, look first
to the Lord and then go out and do.
Look at the opening
set of verses for a deeper perspective on fulfillment. Naturally, this is one of the most famous
sections of scripture thanks to the Byrds.
There is a time for everything, of course. Everything has its season. There is more to this set of verses,
though. So often we like to think the
God is in the good and Satan is in the evil.
That’s not nearly deep enough.
God is in everything. When there
is birth, God is there. But when there
is death, God is still there! When
things are being built up, God is there.
God is still there when things are being torn down and ripped apart,
too!
It’s easy to
see God in the fun places. It’s easy to
see God in the places of joy, happiness, and pleasure. God is in the dark places, too. When we stumble and fall, God is there to
pick us up. When the winter seasons come
in life, God is there to carry us through and remind us that spring will come
again. There is a season for everything,
but God is still a part of it all.
This thought
brings light to the last paragraph in this chapter. Everyone will go to the same end. Everything that has known life will also know
death. Human beings will know life and
death. Animals also know life and
death. Even plants know life and
death. If this is our perspective, it is
hard to have hope! But when we remember
that God is a part of it all, we can have hope.
On our own, the last thing that we will know will be death. With God, though, our ending changes. With God, the last thing that we known will
be life – and life eternal at that!
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