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The previous times I’ve read this, I’ve heard and also
agreed that Solomon has become incredibly sarcastic
about God and about life at this point.
That makes it hard to find nuggets of truth for living. However, my commentary seems to think Solomon
is trying to get his audience to agree with him so that he can then show them the futility of a life lived
without God. Here are some of those
nuggets:
“Enjoy the blessings of God now and thank Him for all of them.
Don’t plan to live – start living now. Be satisfied with what
He gives you and use it all for His glory.”
“If you devote your life only to the pursuit of happiness,
you will be miserable; however, if you devote your life to doing God’s will,
you will find happiness as well.”
“God has named
everything … We cooperate with God as we accept
the ‘names’ he has given to things: sin
is sin; obedience is obedience; truth is truth.
If we alter these names, we
move into a world of illusion and lose touch with reality … We are free to
decide and choose our world, but we are not
free to change the consequences.”
“Solomon seems to say that it just doesn’t pay to argue with
God or fight God … just accept it and let God have His way. You can’t win … But this is a negative view … It gives the impression
that God’s will is a difficult and painful thing that should be avoided at all cost. Jesus
said that God’s will was the food that nourished and satisfied Him. It was meat,
not medicine. The will of God comes from the heart of God
and is an expression of the love of
God. What God wills for us is best
for us, because He knows far more about us than we do.”
Father, help me continue to surrender to Your will for my life, because I know
that my sin nature will always try to deceive me into thinking You are a
killjoy. I know better. Thank You for
loving me more than I love myself.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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