14 I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him. 15 That which is has already been, And what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past. 16 Moreover I saw under the sun: In the place of judgment, Wickedness was there; And in the place of righteousness, Iniquity was there. 17 I said in my heart, “God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.” 18 I said in my heart, “Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals.” 19 For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity. 20 All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust. 21 Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth? 22 So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?
Ecclesiastes 3:14-22
Wickedness and evil are having their day. But, that day is only temporary. Jesus will return to set things right.
One of the great themes of the Bible is the final judgement of God. There is coming a time when all will be judged. The strong and the weak, plus the righteous and the wicked will all be adjudicated. Those who reject Christ will be judged and cast into the Lake of Fire (Revelation 20:14-15). The Christian will stand before God for how they used the gift of life to serve the Savior (Romans 14:10). Are you ready for judgement day?
Friends, we are not mere animals despite Solomon’s assertion in verse 19. We are created in God’s image to serve Him and enjoy Him forever. Our lives have meaning and purpose through Jesus. Christ died in our place and was judged in our stead. Through Him we have life eternal, reconciliation with God, and adoption into God’s family.
Trust in Christ today. He is your only hope for salvation (John 14:6). Don’t wait.
Tony French
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