Ecclesiastes 12:13 "Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man."
The author of Ecclesiastes is one pessimistic dude! Everything is meaningless. He says this a billion times and claims nothing has any meaning and we all die in the end anyway. Depressing. He does value wisdom, hard work and wealth a bit, but ultimately everyone dies anyway. But here in the final chapter, he claims that our one goal should be to fear God.
It's fitting this is the last blog post on my sabbatical. After spending a month resting, relaxing, praying, and reading, it comes down to this. Going forward am I willing to simply fear God and keep his commands? Am I willing to follow him wherever he takes me? I pray on the last day of my sabbatical that God teaches me to fear him more and more.
Dear Jesus, help me fear and follow you today. Amen.
