ECCLESIASTES 3

A SEASON FOR EVERYTHING

Everything on earth has a defined time and season. There is a time to cry and a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance. There is a time for silence and a time to speak up, a time for conflict and a time to make peace. Just like everything under the sun, there is a time for birth and a time for death.

The Teacher writes that God has placed eternity in man’s heart. We have a desire to understand God and know what His plans are, but while we are on earth, we will never fully understand. While we are here, we can admire what God has made beautiful—eating, drinking, and enjoying what we can. 

Everyone has the same fate in the end, even the animals. We all end up dead, both righteous and wicked, rich and poor, there is no escaping the inevitable end. From dust we were created and to dust we will return.