The Relational Church

Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

Time.  Often we measure it not in seconds, minutes or years but in events.  Births, deaths, graduations, marriages, anniversaries, accidents, and other points over a person’s lifespan mark significant dates that create our own personal calendars.

There are ups and downs in a week, a day, or an hour.  When they happen they seem so big at the time.  However, as time passes most of those smaller things will be forgotten.

God’s plan is for us to trust in His judgment and His wisdom.  Within that we need to know that many events, some very unpleasant, and some terrifically great, will happen.  Within all those events, God is there to protect, consol, and love us completely.

People don’t understand that time unfolds in ways that seem to conflict with a loving God.  Why, if God can stop bad things, does He allow bad things to happen?  Do we have a masochistic God that enjoys watching people have grief, pain, and horrible situations?

Also, why worry about things if God has total control?  Are we all mere puppets in a play that we cannot do anything about to change our personal story?

Understand our God is a wonderful God.  Our time on this earth is short and He has a master plan.  Note that God Himself cannot change but He can work through our prayers.  What we need on our end is to have faith and love our God with all our hearts.   When time exists no more, we will have eternity to be in paradise.