In Conclusion.......

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 NIV
Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.   For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.

It is only fitting that our thoughts from Psalm 1 be concluded with these immortal words. These words were spoken through the lips of the wisest man on earth in his own generation. He was the richest, the most successful king; in fact, a biblical account gives the total feeding cost of his entire household per day at about 6 million dollars. Who on earth can spend that per day and not go either broke or probed? He could afford to live anyhow, and indeed he did, but here are his words: this is the whole duty of man: to fear God and keep his commandments. There's nothing else that gets God's attention like this and there's nothing else that would attract God's terminal judgement than a refusal to do this. One day soon, when this phase of life is over, and we all stand before the throne of God for judgement, there is just on thing that would matter: what I have done with Jesus. Did I take him as Saviour and Lord or was he just a spare wheel or an afterthought, to be considered when other 'right options' had failed? God is the final point of contact, and we all must go through him to gain eternal life. Nothing else will work, no one else can do it. Fear God, keep his commandments. Judgement is coming, eternal life is yours if only you accept Christ. His time of favour is here.