This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to preach at Pantego during our "Chase" series. We have been focusing Solomon's words from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible.
I taught from Ecclesiastes 9:1-12, which at first glance seems to be a very depressing passage that only deals with the unfairness of life and the inevitability of death. I think we can also find in this text Solomon's charge for how we are to live in the face of uncertainty and a demand for a gospel-centered perspective.
When it comes to the unexpected, unpredictable, and often unfair things in life, we can face this reality in 3 ways (from this text):
1) We can fight against it.
2) We can ignore it.
3) We can embrace it.
In other words, we can be control-freaks, careless, or we can carpe diem!
In a broader view of life, through the lens of Christ and eternity, we can find hope. Jesus is 'the way, the truth, and the life' and you can either fight against Him and try to manifest your own destiny, you can ignore Him and hope everything works out well for you in the end, or you can embrace the love of God through the person and work of Jesus and find meaning in meaninglessness...purpose in uncertainty...and eternal life with God even after your deadline under the sun comes up.
Chase: Living With a Deadline from Pantego Bible Church on Vimeo.
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