Meditating on Ecclesiastes #5: Finding the “Good” in this Life
Solomon’s previous experiment (Chapters 3-5) dealt with one’s acceptance of the “portion” of life God has given to each person. In his observations under the sun, Solomon rationalized that the righteous should always experience the good portion of life, while the wicked should receive the bad (Ecclesiastes 2:25-26).
This, he however recognized, is not the way things work in the real world (Ecclesiastes 3:16). God is the Lord of the seasons (Ecclesiastes 3:1-11). He is the one…
Filed under: Devotional, Michael Carter on September 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
