Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3: 18-21

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.  For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.  All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.  Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

Scripture Commentary:  What is the fate of the spirit of man?

Our bodies can’t live forever in this present state.  In that sense humans and animals are alike.  Soloman, however, acknowledged that God has given people the hope of eternity.  We come from dust and to dust we will return.  But what of the spirit of man?  We will undergo judgment in the next life and this makes us different from animals.

Our purpose in life starts with whom we know, not what we know or how good we are.  we are not here on earth to serve ourselves, but to serve God and others.

Because we are created in God’s image, we have a spiritual thirst and an eternal value.  Nothing but the eternal God can truly satisfy us.  He has built in us a restless yearning for the kind of perfect world that can only be found in his perfect rule.

God’s plan is for us to live forever with him.  So live with eternal values in view, realizing that all contradictions will one day be cleared up by the creator himself.  He has given us a glimpse; however, we cannot see into the future or comprehend everything.  We must trust him now and do his work on earth.

Are you now living as God wants?  Do you see life as a great gift from him?

He loves you.

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Ecclesiastes Chapter 3