In light of the recent deaths in our community and church, Ecclesiastes 7:1-2 helps to keep our minds in proper perspective about what is important in life and what is not. Ecclesiastes 7:1 reminds us how difficult life on this earth is while 7:2 reminds us that we ought to think much about death and the afterlife since we all are destined to death. We should think much about the Bema judgment and the Great White Throne judgment that is to come. And we should remember that how we treat people is of great importance in the eyes of our Judge (Matthew 25:31-46). We will all be classified as either a goat or a sheep and we will all enter either into eternal punishment or eternal life. How much thought have you given to your eternal destiny? Though He did not have to, Jesus Christ came down from heaven to live a sinless life and to die in sinful humanity's place. Praise God for this free gift of salvation to those who would believe!
Paul was not weak in dealing with sin that was within the church (2 Corinthians 13:1-4) for it was the power of God and the Spirit of Christ who was working within him (13:3). Many churches today seemed to have all but lost the art of church discipline. However, it should be more important in today's postmodern culture than ever before. Pray that God will raise up more Paul's in today's church to carry out this all-important task.
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