Get ready to start a journey…a journey through the pages of the Bible and the pages of your life.
The systems of the world are built around power and control. Nations go to war to gain land, resources, and domination. Organizations intimidate opponents to manipulate and wield their authority. Individuals demonstrate their influence over others to show who’s the boss. Jesus, however, turned the tables.
What does a man gain by engaging in work? What benefits come from marketing, sales, owning a business, designing processes, and making products? Not much! That’s Solomon’s “under-the-sun” perspective. A generation works until they die, followed by the next generation that does the same thing.
God hates injustice but sometimes He uses it to mold our hearts and minds for His service. He did that in the story we hear today.
There’s a blueprint that spans the breadth of history…a time and place design that is being built for God’s eternal glory.
This song celebrates the coming of Jesus, the promised Messiah.