Ecclesiastes 8
Devotional:
And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they were wicked, and wicked people are often treated as though they were good. This is so meaningless! (Ecclesiastes 8:14)
We live in a world that is filled with injustice. There are people who do bad things that seem to not only get away with them but also prosper through them. There are other people who live in accordance with the way God designed life to be but whose lives are filled with pain and hardship. If you only look at it from an earthly perspective, it thus seems futile to live a righteous life. However, the fact that this seems so wrong points us to the fact that there must be more to this story. Rather than seeing goodness as a futility, let us remember that God will not be mocked and people will reap what they sow (Galatians 6:7-8), not necessarily in this world but in the world to come.
And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they were wicked, and wicked people are often treated as though they were good. This is so meaningless! (Ecclesiastes 8:14)
We live in a world that is filled with injustice. There are people who do bad things that seem to not only get away with them but also prosper through them. There are other people who live in accordance with the way God designed life to be but whose lives are filled with pain and hardship. If you only look at it from an earthly perspective, it thus seems futile to live a righteous life. However, the fact that this seems so wrong points us to the fact that there must be more to this story. Rather than seeing goodness as a futility, let us remember that God will not be mocked and people will reap what they sow (Galatians 6:7-8), not necessarily in this world but in the world to come.
Pray it:
Father, fill me with patience and perseverance in following you even when it seems pointless to others or unrewarded in this world. Remind me of your eternal reckoning and your promise to make all things right. Amen.
Father, fill me with patience and perseverance in following you even when it seems pointless to others or unrewarded in this world. Remind me of your eternal reckoning and your promise to make all things right. Amen.
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