Wisdom comes from above, from the One who does not dwell under the sun, whose life is vanity but eternity. Let the Lord show you how to live the short life you have, maximizing your glorifying potential, and delighting in the world He has made.
The Kohelet has one more thing to say to us before we sign off on this mysterious, rich, and at times challenging book, and its a big one - he wants to pass on the sum and substance of his wisdom, having seen and done all there is to do - fear God and keep His commandments. Do you wish to live a life of purpose, of satisfaction, or eternal effect, that rises above the twaddle and meaningless that this world has embraced as ultimate? Then "fear God and keep His commands," or as they put at Westminster, "glorify God and keep His commands." Why ought this be our central manifesto? Because at the end of every life is the judgment, when God will examine all our deeds, and if we have not embraced both His law and His gospel then we will know judgment and not the eternal peace His Word promises to those who "fear Him and keep His commands."
22 May 2022
Seek the Lord in Your Youth
Last week I closed my exhortation, directing the young to embrace the moment of their youth, for it is fleeting and the advantages given to youth by God's design can be easily squandered if you are not living with good intentions, chief among which must be "to fear God and keep His commands." Added to that Solomon remarks that the young to be joyful in their youth, and not distracted by what they cannot yet do, responsibility they do not yet have, and the privileges that do come with age. Solomon, in Chapter 12, moves on to reflect upon the Lord while times are easier, before larger responsibilities come, so that you might set a pattern (habits) and trajectory (your overall goal) that honors the Lord. Do not be afraid, of the end, but embrace every phase of life as blessed gift of God to serve Him as long as you have breath.
15 May 2022
Reasonable and Diligent
As Solomon continues to reveal to us not just how to live in the world God made, a world that now is under the weight of sin, a world that is condition by being under the sun, he also tells us what to expect in our lives. "There is a season…" is one way that Solomon puts it, which refers to the seeming randomness of life, but is all part of God's providence. Both light and dark, sweet times and bitter are all part of God's plan, know that both are coming and rejoice in both. To this Solomon adds that in order to live in an unpredictable world you are better off at getting a head start - start young with eyes wide open.
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