A Time and a Place

Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
"1TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven:
2A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted,(A) 3A time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build up, 4A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, 6A time to get and a time to lose, a time to keep and a time to cast away, 7A time to rend and a time to sew, a time to keep silence and a time to speak,(B) 8A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.(C) 9 What profit remains for the worker from his toil? 10I have seen the painful labor and exertion and miserable business which God has given to the sons of men with which to exercise and busy themselves. 11He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men's hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy], yet so that men cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. 12I know that there is nothing better for them than to be glad and to get and do good as long as they live; 13And also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor--it is the gift of God. 14I know that whatever God does, it endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor anything taken from it. And God does it so that men will [reverently] fear Him [revere and worship Him, knowing that He is].(D)15That which is now already has been, and that which is to be already has been; and God seeks that which has passed by [so that history repeats itself ]. (AMP)

After this week with many different things going on; being on vacation with some dear friends, reflecting on my past couple of months with surgery and all, recovering, and recently the verdict of the Casey Anthony trial, I have been rocked by this piece of scripture. Can you even count how many time we, by a multitude of people are told "There is a time and a place for everything"? In this piece of scripture it is said loud and clear in verse 1 "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven"...and goes on to list about 20 different occasions and events that we experience in our lives. It is said that Kind Solomon wrote this poetic piece of scripture from events that were going on during his reign, also known as the "Preacher" he was looking back at the meaning of his life....which I find myself doing at this time.

To move forward with my point about the Casey Anthony trial...I am not going to sit a sulk from the verdict of the case. Do I believe that justice was served, that is a whole other post, but I do trust and know that my God knows exactly what happen and will judge her at the time in her life that will come, whether we like it or not. I am looking at verse 14, "I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him" (ESV) This not only gives me "peace" about this recent event in our lives, but with everything I can even begin to reminisce about.

As I sit and ponder about the meaning of justice, I began to ask myself many questions...according to disctionary.com justice means, the quality of being fair and reasonable...think about that..."For everything there is a season, and a time for EVERY matter under heaven..."