“The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.”
—Ecclesiastes 12:13
What is the meaning of life? That's a big question today. For some life is simply a void. For others life is a vexation; they're miserable. For others, life is a vacation.
But to those of us who know Jesus Christ life can, indeed, be a victory every day. How do you discover that kind of life? How do you experience life that is full of meaning and full of purpose?
The book of Ecclesiastes is actually the testimony of the wisest man of the Old Testament, King Solomon. What we learn from this very wise and astute man is important for our lives today, because the issues that Solomon faced so long ago are the same issues that we deal with today.
He starts by saying, "I'm miserable. My life is empty. Vanity of vanities... all is vanity." That is, everything adds up to a zero in my life. He said all life lived under the sun is empty, empty, empty.
Because we were made for eternity, God has set eternity in our hearts. There is a life beyond. Every action will be judged. We are going to give an account to God. What's missing in the world today? What's missing in our society today? The fear of God and the reverence of God.
Trust in Jesus Christ and do it today! Live to His glory, for only in Him are true and lasting pleasures given.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE AND IN DEATH IS KNOWING GOD!
Wednesday, May 08, 2019
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.”
Acts 17:5–7
It’s easy to see the problems in the world around us. It seems like every news report brings a new reminder that we live in a fallen world. As Christians, we are commanded to love those around us, but many churches are confused about the best way to make a positive impact on society. Ultimately, it is not through programs or politics that the world will be changed, but through bringing men and women to Jesus.
Charles Spurgeon said, “We have only to preach the living gospel, and the whole of it, to meet the whole of the evils of the times. The gospel, if it were fully received through the whole earth, would purge away all slavery and all war, and put down all drunkenness and all social evils; in fact, you cannot conceive a moral curse which it would not remove; and even physical evils, since many of them arise incidentally from sin, would be greatly mitigated, and some of them for ever abolished.”
We must never lose sight of the main thing. Eternity is the destination of every person living on earth. Whether they are passed in wealth or poverty, sickness or health, freedom or repression, the few years spent here are not the focus of life. We must reach people with the gospel before it is too late.
Today's Growth Principle:
There is nothing more powerful to bring true change than the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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