#18 Conclusion

Around 1,000 B.C. Solomon penned the book of Ecclesiastes. It is presumed that he was in a backslidden condition.  In this condition and with all of his wisdom, he reasons with himself the plight of man and the utter fallacy of earthly sins, pleasures, and pursuits.  In 12 chapters he proves that the mind of man is the same 3,000 years later. We deal with the same things, the same people, the same desires. In two verses he sums it all up, and it is a truth that is written on all of our hearts. Ecclesiastes 12:13-14:

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments,

For this is man’s all. 

For God will bring every work into judgement, 

Including every secret thing,

Whether good or evil. 

 

In the day and time, we have been placed on the earth most men who are, living, breathing, working, eating, and sleeping, are also striving to silence the truth written on their hearts. We give to God the things that are easy for us to give him, but if we struggle with something, we call it “precious”, we call it “our truth”, we call it “mine”, and refuse to give it up. We believe God’s word and His love for us, as long as it doesn’t make us emotionally conflicted. We are not emotionally conflicted, we are sin-conflicted. There is a war going on for our souls, and many of us our waving the white flag of surrender to the enemy because we are tired of fighting for what is written on our hearts.  We strive for what is ours, we wear ourselves out holding to the things God longs to free us from. We turn from our sins and yet feed our sinful selves with the junk of this world, and then we wonder why we don’t hear His voice. You are what you eat. Quit dining at this world’s table and then complain to the Father about how fat you are with sinful desires.   

 

Each of us from the most godly among us to the most agnostic, knows that our day is coming. It is written deep inside of us, it is a surety.  “Every secret thing, Whether good or evil,” will be judged. 

 

Father,

 

I feel a long way off today. Some may feel that what I’ve written today is in judgment of them, and not filled with love. You know my heart.  I’m not writing to anyone. This is what I see in myself, I’m passively sitting at the world’s table and feeding myself garbage and then I complain to You about how hard the fight is. It’s time to change seats. It’s time to get up from this table and come to the table of your presence and dine.  Thank you for this word today. You spoke quietly to my heart and then revealed to me a path to freedom. Set my heart, set our hearts afire for You. Feel us with all that You are. Make us strong in Your presence and send us into the fields filled up and overflowing with Your love, Your power, and Your freedom, onto the world around us. 

 

Thank you for going before me today and speaking to me all day long. You are everything.

 

I love you,

~Stacy