Redeemed Woman

Reflections

“Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.” -Ecclesiastes 2:11 (ESV)

Wise king Solomon writes in Ecclesiastes more than once that life “under the sun” is empty and meaningless. A life lived only for the temporal is here today and gone tomorrow. The king concludes the only thing that gives meaning to our fleeting lives is our delight in God and His commandments.

“The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.” – Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (ESV)

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” – Matthew 6:33 (ESV)

“If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” – Jesus, John 15:10-11 (ESV)

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” – Jesus, John 10:10 (ESV)

“And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.” – 1 John 5:20 (ESV)