Solomon had looked at
life. He observed how futile life really
is. He sought meaning and purpose for
our existence through our life experiences and came up empty-handed. When he was all done looking, he came to the
conclusion that in order for life to have any meaning at all, it must be rooted
in our relationship with God.
Solomon is widely
known for his wisdom. In his day people
from all over the world came to listen to him.
He recorded his thoughts and God preserved them for all the generations
to follow. We continue to benefit from
his wisdom as we strive to live the life of faith. He was very observant about life and faith. So, when he narrows down all that he
understood about life into a couple of sentences, it is wise for us to take
note.
Solomon declares that
the most important thing we can do in life is to fear God and obey His
commands. Fear involves respect. We must respect God in His holiness. We must always be mindful of the character
and nature of God. Our awareness of God
compels us to obey Him. We obey Him
because we know the character of God and realize that whatever God tells us to
do it is because He loves us and desires to make us holy. He declares that without holiness no one will
see Him, let alone be with Him. Wisdom
would teach us that we must have proper respect for God in His holiness.
The Lord does not want
us to face Him without being holy in character.
He knows that on Judgment Day everything in our hearts will be exposed
for Him to see and if we are not holy, we must spend eternity in hell. He will see every secret thing. He will see all the goodness of our hearts
and all the evil. He will know not only
what is there but why it is there. He
will know our motives and whether or not we strive to live in Christ or
not. He will know if we live for Christ
out of duty or love. Nothing will be
hidden from Him.
There is nothing more
important in life than this: to fear God and obey Him.
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