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Scripture Meditation No. 1672
AATHAVAN – 05.09.2025, Friday
“This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.” (Ecclesiastes 9:3 KJV)
In this world, all things happen alike to all people. Birth, sickness, accidents, sufferings, and death are common to everyone. Beyond the barriers of religion, race, nationality, and caste, these experiences come to all alike. Neither the famous nor the unknown are exempt from them. Moreover, those who appear outwardly joyful do not necessarily experience true joy in their real lives.
Because everything seems to happen the same to all, today’s verse tells us that the heart of man is filled with evil. People begin to think: “What is the use of living righteously? We might as well live like everyone else and finish our life that way.” Thus, the Scripture declares: “The heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”
In other words, observing that all face the same events, men lose the fear of God. Yet God’s decree is clear: “All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.” (Ecclesiastes 9:2 KJV)
Therefore, beloved, if we live only with a worldly outlook, we will be led into wrong thoughts and finally fall into the pit of doubting whether God truly exists. The Preacher himself says: “Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.” (Ecclesiastes 8:17 KJV)
But in the New Testament age, having come under the law of the Spirit, God grants us spiritual understanding to see these things from His perspective. Thus, we can perceive them to some extent. As Paul declares: “Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.” (1 Corinthians 2:12 KJV). Through the Spirit of God, we are able to understand even the reasons behind the negative experiences in human life.
On the other hand, “The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” (1 Corinthians 2:14 KJV)
So, beloved, though all things seem to happen alike to all, let us not be shaken. Let us remain steadfast in our spiritual walk. Only when we are led by the Spirit of God can we clearly understand the spiritual reasons behind certain negative happenings in life. Let us therefore long and pray for such leading of the Spirit; and God will surely grant it and guide us.
Message by: Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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