The Timelessness and Timeliness of Ecclesiastes

Posted by davidbrown on 18 Dec 2012 .   Filed under: Uncategorized

The writer of Ecclesiastes has both a timeless message and one that is timely. There is no better example of this than Ecclesiastes 9:3, which says “the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives”. The events that transpired in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14 bear a powerful witness to the truth of Solomon’s observation.

What happened in Newtown is perhaps an extreme example of the insanity in men’s hearts, but as we have seen in recent years, it is not a completely isolated instance here in the United States, let alone world wide. A recent sermon at our church reminded us that even though Newtown was an extreme example, all of us have the seed of this type of behavior in our hearts because of the evil that exists in each of our hearts. One need go no farther than thinking of the anger that wells up within us when someone cuts us off on the highway or in some other way “invades our space” to see this seed in action!

At this time of year when we speak of peace on earth, let us remember the Prince of Peace who can empower us to experience the peace on earth that we so desperately want (and need).


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