- Dust to Dust
by Ps Linus Chua
From the description of everything in time, we learn that there is an appropriate season for every event from birth to death. Far from being masters of our own destiny, we are subject to the march of time. The way to escape despair is to acknowledge God’s sovereignty, enjoy life as His gift, and find our security and stability in Him alone through Jesus Christ.
- A Timely Reminder About Time
by Ps Linus Chua
Solomon teaches that life is to be enjoyed as a gift from God and that true joy and satisfaction come from His hand. God’s works endure forever, and He orders all events so that men may fear Him. Though life repeats itself through the seasons of time, these are not meaningless cycles, for everything serves God’s purpose. Our true security and stability are found in God alone, and only in Jesus Christ can we find hope, meaning, and peace amid the passing of time.
- A Timely Reminder About Time
by Ps Linus Chua
Solomon presents two responses to God’s ordering of time. The skeptic asks, “What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?” But the believer acknowledges the task God has given and finds comfort in this truth: God has made everything beautiful in its time, and He has set eternity in our hearts. Though life is unfathomable, believers can live with joy and purpose, knowing that God is in absolute control.
- A Timely Reminder About Time
by Ps Linus Chua
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Solomon is not prescribing what we should do, but describing what happens in life. Every event and activity occurs according to a predetermined plan and at its appointed time. Many of these seasons are beyond our control, reminding us that we are not the masters of our own fate, but live under God’s sovereign ordering of time.
- Six Things to Know about Satisfaction
by Ps JJ Lim
Solomon warns that satisfaction cannot be found in a future time such as retirement, for it may never come or may not be enjoyed. He then concludes that “satisfaction can and should be found in God right now.” There is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his labour and the simple gifts of life, knowing that this enjoyment is “from the hand of God.” True satisfaction, joy, and peace are possible only when God gives them.
