Verses: Ecclesiastes 12:1-8
My thoughts about the verses:
Have you ever tried to learn a new skill that seemed way too impossible? You work hard to get it down, but the more
you try to learn it the more confused you get.
You tried to get help from others, yet you still cannot learn the new skill. There comes a point that you realize that all
of your effort is useless.
When I was went to college to get my Bachelor’s degree one of the
requirements was calculus. It was my
most challenging of all classes that I had.
My professor would stay after each class and answer my questions. I would also go to his office for one on one tutoring. Yet, when it came time for the midterm I failed. I don’t mean by a small amount I only got
three of the fifty questions right. He
knew how hard I tried so he withdrew me for the class so would not fail.
The next semester I took the class with the same professor. He again helped me every day after
class. We thought I had it down. Then the midterm cam and I failed the test miserably. He let me withdraw once again. We did this two more times. Yet, no matter how hard I tried to learn it
the more confused I got.
After the fourth time of failing the midterm he told me that he
would talk to the chair of the mathematics department and see what we could
do. I actually graduated college taking
other mathematics classes and never completed calculus. I would tell you right now what little I
learned from the class, but I do not remember anything about the math
itself. What I learned is that there are
people that will go out of their way to help you. They will not give up on you even when they
know that you will never learn what they are teaching you. You have to respect individuals like
this.
The problem that is happening in these verses is that people are
having a hard time understanding the power of the God. We easily accept that God created the
world. We struggle with how much God
really does love us. We assume God as
our Creator desires us to be perfect and since we are not without fault we are
not worthy of God’s love. It is because
of this that we get confused. We are
confused how God could love someone that was not perfect.
Yet, what we miss is that the Messiah came into the world not for
the perfect, but for the sinner. Jesus comes
out of love for us. Jesus was the
perfect lamb that died so that we may have our trespasses forgiven. We are so caught up in our own perception
that we miss what is right in front of our eyes.
Many will spend years trying to figure out how they can become worthy
for God’s love. Yet, they will never be successful
on their own. We have to listen to what
God is telling us. We have to understand
that God loves us no matter what. We
should not confuse our thoughts of love with God’s idea of love. God loved us so much that the Messiah was
sent so that we may have everlasting life.
Imagine sending your son to die for people that were not
perfect. Imagine being that son going willing
to death so that others could have everlasting life. This is not something that we have to imagine
ever happening, it has happened. The
Messiah came so that we may have the liberation that our soul searches for.
We also need to understand that it’s the acceptance of this gift
that makes this life worth living. We
have to remember that the plan of salvation isn’t something that we should
consider confusing. The plan is simple
we ask Jesus to come into our hearts and free us from our trespasses. When you do this you are instantly
forgiven. You do not have to work to
earn the love. You just have to ask and
it is given.
When we ask Jesus for the gift of salvation you will start to
notice how much your life will change. The
things that you do for God will be the most important things that you do. As you go out serving God you come to
realize that you are an instrument that Jesus is using to reach others. Your life becomes important not only for
yourself but for others. The more that
people see your life changed the more they want to hear your story. It is through our story that we are able to
help others leave their confusion and create a meaning full life.
Prayer:
We praise you for your love.
We thank you for your sacrifice. We
thank you for clearing our minds of confusion.
We ask that you use us as an instrument of your love and peace. We ask that you use us as a tool to help
others breakdown the wall of confusion.
We ask that you make our life here on earth meaningful. In the name of the Messiah we pray. Amen
Questions:
Are you lost in
confusion about the love and power of God?
Are you confused about how God can love you with the trespasses that you
have made? Are you willing to leave that
confusion behind so that you can be free from your trespasses? Are you living your life as an instrument of
truth, peace and love for God? What do
you need to do today so that your life will be meaningful?
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