Ecclesiastes 3:11-12 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. 12 I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; (ESV)
King Solomon had definitely spent years in "vanity and pride" when his worldview was all about himself and filling his life with all the "stuff" that he could. As he got older, and wiser Ecclesiastes reveals that a change has taken place. A much greater emphasis is placed on joy and enjoying life, the life that God has given each of us no matter our lot in life.
People like to solve puzzles and mysteries. They play all kinds of games on their computers and i-phones, and play Sudoku while flying on airplanes. Not being able to solve something can be frustrating. Today's verses reveal something else about the biblical worldview. It is that God is sovereign, He is in control, He knows the beginning and the end and knows the answer to our lifes questions. He reveals them to us a little at a time, not to frustrate us but for us to enjoy, to find joy in the journey. He has aslo put eternity in our hearts so that we will seek Him and when we find Him we can have peace, joy, and receive comfort and assurance that in eternity all our mysteries will be solved. May He give us His peace in all of life's ebb and flow.
There's within my heart a melody
Jesus whispers sweet and low
Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still
In all of life's ebb and flow
Mike
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Ecclesiastes 3:10-12 New King James Version (NKJV)
10 I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
12 I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,
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