So where does the writer land? After all is said and done, after every avenue of pleasure and study and governance open to him is explored, what is his final summation? Chapter 12:1,13-14 say it all:
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, "I find no pleasure in them"-- … Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole [duty] of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
What brings satisfaction to the soul? Fear God and keep His commandments. What stills the yearnings for more and bigger and better? Fear God and keep His commandments.
What singular notion will help me live today and prepare for life (& worship) tomorrow?… Fear God and keep His commandments.
What is the end of all matters, the secret to a satisfied life?... Fear God and keep His commandments.
Fear God and keep His commandments… Lord Jesus, Loving Father, Holy Spirit, may I live this way always. Amen.
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