Ecclesiastes 9 - One Event Happens to All

 

Ecclesiastes 9 – One Event Happens to All

 

Solomon observes that death is a great leveler. One’s station in life does not matter, every person will die someday unless the Lord returns first. (I Cor. 15:26). You can avoid thinking of it, but you cannot avoid the appointment. (Heb. 9:27). The only way to prepare for death is to receive God’s gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:16).

 

All who live still have hope. Every day is a celebration (Phil. 4:4). God wants us to enjoy feasts, and family, and the work He has called you to do.

 

With death in view, people should also work, live, and love with all their might. Marriage is a covenant that is not meant to be broken.  Life is unpredictable, but it need not be irrational. Let God give you wisdom to use each day profitably for His glory.

 

The most skillful or most gifted does not always win, sometimes the outcome involves timing and opportunity. Sometimes life just happens. Only God controls life, and death is what reminds people of that. God is the only guarantee in life.

 

Even though wisdom is powerful enough to save a city, People tend to forget the wise one if they are poor. The thought of death should energize you, not paralyze you (Phil.1:19-26)

 

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.

Dr. David Jeremiah.