Christian Devotional – March 31, 2025

Wisdom Squandered, Day 26

Fear God and obey Him. Read Ecclesiastes 12:9-14.

As we come to the final few verses of this incredible book, we see Solomon spell out for us very clearly what he has learned through all of his searching. Solomon has desired to find meaning in life, and he tried to find it in everything he could possibly think of. He looked at everything under the sun, as he would say. Ultimately, what was Solomon able to conclude? The only place we find meaning is by putting God first in our life and obeying him in everything we do.

There is no other way we can find meaning and purpose. While many things in this life try to substitute for God, in our lives, nothing is able to give us purpose and meaning but God. Ultimately the conclusion is this, we are to fear God and we are to obey him in everything we do. Everything else is utterly meaningless.

When we look at our lives today, what are we focusing all of our time and energy and effort on? How can we better focus ourselves on all that God has for us, knowing that God is ultimately the one who gives us meaning. We cannot find meaning aside from God. Anything else is squandering the wisdom that God allows us to have.

Video devotional can be found here: https://youtu.be/gCq7QVdlmUs