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Ecclesiastes 3 — The existential crisis chapter that somehow ends with peace

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The most famous poem in the Bible isn't saying life is pointless — it's saying every season has its moment and you're not the one running the schedule.

The justice system was corrupt thousands of years ago too, but God's judgment doesn't run on your timeline and it never misses.

📢 Chapter 3 — There's a Time for Everything 🕐

— the wisest man who ever lived — is doing what he does best in Ecclesiastes: getting uncomfortably honest about life. He's not writing a self-help book. He's writing an existential reality check. And this chapter might be the most quoted piece of literature in the entire Bible.

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What follows is a poem about timing, a reflection on eternity, and a brutally honest look at mortality. It hits different at 2am when you're questioning everything. Let it breathe.

The Poem of Seasons 🌊

Patience

This is it. The passage. If you've heard anything from Ecclesiastes, it's probably these verses. lays out the rhythm of human existence — every single emotion, every action, every season — and says none of it is random:

There's a season for everything. A time for every single thing under heaven:

A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pull it up.

A time to take life, and a time to heal. A time to tear down, and a time to build up.

A time to cry, and a time to laugh. A time to grieve, and a time to dance.

A time to throw stones, and a time to gather them. A time to hold someone close, and a time to let go.

A time to search, and a time to accept loss. A time to keep, and a time to throw away.

A time to tear apart, and a time to mend. A time to stay silent, and a time to speak up.

A time to love, and a time to hate. A time for war, and a time for peace.

The point isn't that everything is meaningless. The point is that everything has its moment — and you're not in charge of when. The season you're in right now? It's not permanent. That's either terrifying or comforting, depending on where you're standing. 🕐

What's the Point of the Grind? 🤔

After the poem, asks the question everyone has thought at some point: what do you actually gain from all this work?

He's seen the hustle. He's seen people grinding nonstop. And here's what he concluded:

God has made everything beautiful in its time. He's also placed eternity in the human heart — but in a way where we can't fully understand what God has done from beginning to end.

That's one of the most profound lines in all of . You were built with an awareness that there's something MORE — something beyond this life — but you can't see the whole picture. You feel eternity, but you can't hold it. That tension? It's by design.

There's nothing better than to be joyful and do good as long as you're alive. Eat, drink, find satisfaction in your work — that's literally God's gift to you.

This isn't "YOLO so do whatever." This is Solomon saying that and gratitude in the everyday grind is a gift straight from God. Not the hustle itself — the ability to actually enjoy it. That's the W. ✨

God's Work Hits Different ⚡

zooms out even further:

Whatever God does lasts forever. Nothing can be added to it. Nothing can be taken from it. God does this so that people will stand in awe of Him.

What exists now has already been. What's coming has already been. And God retrieves what has passed.

God doesn't operate on your timeline. He's not reactive. He's not scrambling. Everything He does is permanent, complete, and beyond your ability to edit. The past, present, and future? God holds all of it. That should make you pause — not with anxiety, but with . He's got the full picture. You don't. No cap. 🧠

Justice Is Broken (But God Isn't) ⚖️

Now gets honest about something that keeps people up at night:

I looked at the places where justice was supposed to happen — and found wickedness. In the places where righteousness was supposed to be — wickedness there too.

The court systems are corrupt. The "" institutions are compromised. If you've ever looked at the world and thought "this is so unfair" — Solomon saw it too, thousands of years ago. Some things never change.

But I said in my heart: God will judge the righteous and the wicked. There is a time for every matter and for every work.

The system might be broken, but God isn't. is coming — not on your schedule, but on His. And when it arrives, it won't miss anything. Every action, every motive, every hidden thing. He sees it all. 💯

Dust to Dust — The Humbling Truth 💀

This section hits heavy. doesn't sugarcoat anything:

God is testing humanity so that they can see the truth about themselves — they're mortal, just like the animals. What happens to humans and what happens to beasts is the same. One dies, the other dies. Same breath. Same dust. Humans have no advantage over animals — because everything is vanity.

All go to the same place. All come from dust. All return to dust. Who really knows if the human spirit rises upward and the animal spirit goes down into the earth?

This isn't nihilism. This is a check. You can flex all you want, but at the end of the day, you're made of the same stuff as everything else that dies. Solomon isn't saying there's no — he's saying stop acting like you're above the reality of mortality. You are finite. God is not. Sit with that. 💀

So Just... Enjoy the Work 🌅

Work

After everything — the poem, the philosophy, the existential crisis — lands on something surprisingly simple:

There's nothing better than for a person to find joy in their work — because that's their portion. No one can show them what comes after.

That's the conclusion. You can't see the future. You can't control the seasons. You can't fully grasp eternity even though it lives inside you. So what can you do? Be present. Do good work. Find joy in the process. Not because nothing matters — but because this moment is the only one you've actually been given.

The future is God's. Today is yours. That's enough. 🙏