A Time for Every Purpose

Ecclesiastes 3:1

 

1To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:

 

King Solomon was full of wisdom and this book along with Proverbs contains very valuable lessons on how to view life, walk in life and how to see others.

 

Many of us have seen antidotes on seasons and how it relates to people in your life but what about how they are related to purpose? If you break down how God has used the seasons then you know that he uses winter to take away the germs, animals go into hibernation and to some degree so do people. He gives the grass and flowers a time to rest. Spring is when the flowers and trees come alive again. Animals awaken from their slumber and people begin to venture out. Some people even begin working their gardens. We get a lot of rain in the spring to rejuvenate the soil. Summer comes and the sun beams brighter than any other time of the year and washes out the rain. And then comes the fall. The trees change colors before they loose their leaves, the nights become cooler and the sound of crickets echo louder than ever. A season as a noun is defined by Merriam-Webster's Dictionary as natural season, appropriate time from the Latin word sation- satio which means action of sowing, 1) refers to division of year 2) a period of time associated with a particular activity, event or holiday

 

How does all this relate to purpose? Everyone has a purpose but not every purpose comes to full bloom until its time. Purposes are birthed in different seasons for different people. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines purpose as an object or resolution aimed at: intention 2) resolution, determination. The second use: to propose as an aim to oneself.

So a particular time of year associated with a particular activity for a specific intent or aim. God does not see time the same way we do. Our finite minds cannot comprehend for the Word says in Isaiah 55 that His ways are not our ways. But know this, every season has a beginning and an end. Every purpose has birthing and when it is complete it ends. Everything in your life God will use for His purpose at His appointed time. You are here for an appointed time for a specific intention. No one knows but God what season you are in. So it would be wise just as King Solomon notes to understand and inquire from God your purpose and season.

You Can't Take It With You

Ecclesiastes 5:15

15Naked a man comes from his mother's womb, and as he comes, so he departs. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand.

The richest and wisest man known in the Old Testament was King Solomon. King Solomon had wealth beyond measure and wisdom from God that could not compare. As one so wealthy and wise, he said you can't take anything with you when you die. He talks of how more wealth brings more anxiety. Not sure if that anxiety is from fearing loss or those around are not true. But in any case, King Solomon talks of how it is good to find some satisfaction in what one obtains. That one ought to be happy in their work from which their wealth has been obtained.  It is a gift from God. But what happens when one no longer finds satisfaction in what they do? No matter what, you can't take it with you. King Solomon's point is that only in God can one be satisfied even with their wealth. Only in God can one take pleasure. What is it to obtain all the wealth in the world yet still be unhappy and sad? You only get one life. No matter what you obtain, you can't take it with you. So better to be happy and love doing what you are doing so that when you do spend what you have obtained and you do take your last breath, you are doing so with a smile.

P.S. A huge thank you to Stubbs and her co-host DJ Wyitt for having me as a guest co-host on the Leap of Faith Show live at www.leapoffaithshow.com this past Monday! We had an awesome time talking, laughing and enjoying the Spirit of the Lord who made himself present!