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Pray, read and intro passage
a. Ecc 8:2-9 – Living under a (unjust) king
b.
Ecc 8:10-14 – Living with injustice
c.
Ecc 8:15-17 – Living with joy
d.
Our lives are lived in between.
Under the authority in a fallen world and not yet fully under the reign of the Kingdom of God in eternity.
i.
All earthly authority will pass away.
God’s authority will never pass away.
1. Rev 1:8
Revelation 1:8 (NLT)
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God.
“I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”
2. There is no “God and…”
ii.
So how do we live in this time before Jesus returns?
Caution
a.
We have a commitment to those in authority over us, Ecc 8:2
b.
We should live like Jesus said in Matt 10:16
c.
Be patient, knowing God is in control – Ecc 8:3a
Ecclesiastes 8:3a (NIV)
3 Do not be in a hurry to leave the king’s presence.
d.
Stand firm on God’s word – Ecc 8:3b
Ecclesiastes 8:3b (NIV)
3 Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
e. Wisdom understands when to take a stand and when to step aside – Ecc 8:6
Patience
a.
The wise will not struggle foolishly agains reality.
i.
One person is not going to change the world.
b.
God will set all things right.
i. Patient expectation.
2 Peter 3:8-9
c.
Patience and faith are inextricably linked
Integrity
a.
We must live our lives before God
i. Ecc 8:15 contradicts a worldview that power equates happiness
b.
We recognize that God is God and we are not.
i. Ecc 8:16-17
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We cannot understand it all.
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Nicodemus in John 3 wanted to understand yet Jesus tells him that God cannot be fully comprehended.
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Integrity means living with the mystery of God, faithfully.
v. Integrity means trusting God for all and not looking to others as our source.
vi.
The trap of the wise is to try to live by calculation and not by faith.
Conclusion
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We must recognize that power and authority as we see them are the result of a fallen world.
b.
There is no “God and…” To do so is idolatry.
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We live in this fallen world with caution, patience, and integrity.
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