DEVOTION ~ THE FATE OF THE JUST & UNJUST

Theme: The Fate of the Just & Unjust

Text: Ecclesiastes 7:15

15 I have seen everything in my days of vanity: There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness.

The preacher in today's text expressed the unusual fate of the just and unjust. He stated that in his days of vanity or meaninglessness, he had seen how the just pass on prematurely, but the ungodly live longer. The Almighty often shorten the days of calamity that befall the righteous by calling them home, for when we are away from this earth, then we abide in God's glorious presence. On the other hand, God gives grace to the unrighteous to come to penitence. He is not happy when people perish. A story is told of a wicked man who died, and when the family came together for his burial, he awakens. He narrated that he was told to return to do good since he had no record of good. Amazingly, he repented and lived a righteous life until he died. Dear beloved in the Lord, this old man's fate differs from yours, so repent before it is too late. Align your ways to Jesus' teaching, and you shall declare like the apostle Paul that "for me to live is Christ and to die is gain". 

Let us Pray: Almighty God, grant me wisdom to live worthy of my calling and to please You in all that I do and say. This I ask in the Name of Jesus Christ. AMEN!