Considering God's Work | Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 | Sam Jones

About this episode

This episode discusses how to understand and accept God's work in both prosperous and painful times through the lens of Ecclesiastes 7:1-14.

Ecclesiastes 7:1–14 Considering God's Work Ecclesiastes 7 teaches us how to live in the fog by considering the work of God, seeing the end, sitting in sorrow, and receiving both prosperous and painful days from the Father's hand in the light of the Son.This sermon opens with a familiar image of detours and rerouting, then shows that what feels crooked and frustrating in life is not outside of God’s hand. Solomon calls us not to grab the toolbox and try to straighten everything, but to stop and consider God's work. The big idea of the message is that when we live under the sun in the light of the Son, we see the end, sit in difficulty, and receive the now as God's work in both good and adverse days. The Movement of the Passage Consider the end: Solomon says the house of mourning teaches us to live wisely because it helps us lay the end to heart. Sit in the difficulty: Sorrow, rebuke, pressure, and honest grief become places where God does deep work in the soul. Receive the now: Patience is better than pride, anger must not become home, and neither nostalgia nor future longing should replace trust in God's work today. Consider God's sovereignty: We cannot make straight what God has…

People in this episode

Host: Sam Jones

Topics covered

• God's work
• Ecclesiastes
• sorrow
• wisdom
• sovereignty
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• Ecclesiastes
• God's sovereignty
• wisdom
• sorrow
• spirituality
• faith
• Jesus

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ecclesiastes

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