It is the same for all, since the same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As the good one is, so is the sinner, and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath. Ecclesiastes 9:2 – Remember Solomon is in a stage of his life where he is observing all there is to this life and coming up with his conclusions about life, seeking to find life’s meaning and purpose. With such depressing conclusions we assume then he must have wrote this book later in his life when he had walked away from the holy worship of God. Solomon in our verse says the same event, death, happens to all. Whether you strove to be righteous or strove to be wicked, death came to you and from Solomon’s conclusions there was nothing beyond this life. Life ceased and all consciousness ceased. If then there is nothing beyond this life and death comes to everyone no matter how they lived, then what is the point of this life? If there is no reward for right living and no punishment for evil living and all receive the same end, then nothing matters except to find as much pleasure in this life as you can, something Solomon directs us to do later in the chapter. This is where Solomon was at in this stage of his life, but I pray this isn’t where you are at today. Life and consciousness don’t end when your life on earth ends. There is an afterlife and while death does happen to all, not all have the same outcome of what their afterlife will be. Those who have trusted in the righteousness of Jesus find Heaven while those who remain in their evil find Hell sadly as their future. If you are a believer do what you can to help those around you with Solomon’s mindset to see there is more beyond this life and the choices you make in this life matter within the life to come. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3394
Question To Ponder: How does knowing there is a Heaven change your life?
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