Bible Verse of The Day – 8-23-23

Ecclesiastes 12:13 (NKJV) 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all.

As the book of Ecclesiastes was concluding, the author made his final statement with a summary of sorts that gave us the “moral of the story”; “Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all”.

In simpler English, “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind”, as taken from the NIV translation.

This sums up what should be our life’s goal; to serve God wholeheartedly, since it is the only thing that really matters.

Ecclesiastes is chock full of statements meant to bring awareness to the fact that anything other than our pursuit of God “is vanity; chasing after the wind” (Ecclesiastes 1:14, Ecclesiastes 2:11, etc.).

As a child of God, this is something that we should each take very personally.

Nobody can walk this walk for us. It is ours to walk. And our salvation is ours to “work out with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12).

But as we do walk this out, we can rest assured that God walks before us, laying out the path for our feet to walk upon.

His word is a lamp that shines on our feet and a light that illuminates the path before us (Psalm 119:105).

It shows us where our feet are about to land, and where our next steps should be taken, exposing any dangers that might be lurking there.

Some might ask why God does not remove those dangers, making the path clear and easy. He is, after all, the Mighty One, Creator of all that we see, and the Giver of Life. So, why would He not remove them?

God never promised us a smooth path, free of obstacles or obstructions.

It is the obstacles and obstructions in our lives that build our character and teach us to persevere (Romans 5:3-4).

And more importantly, the trials that we face help grow and build our faith and trust in Him.

Let us walk this path of life knowing that in the end, He is all that matters. So let us make each step count as we look to Him and trust Him in everything that we do.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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