Solomon closes the book of Ecclesiastes with these words. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter.

Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Each of us have been given only one life. What

will we do with it? Life. It's not a game. And in this journey through the book of Ecclesiastes,

Scott Pauley will guide us to better understand the true meaning of life.

In Solomon had the rare privilege of being chosen by Almighty God to construct and dedicate the temple of the Lord.

Now think about that for just a moment. Think about what he saw. Think about what he was privileged to be a part of, how close he was. It was Solomon that was used of God to

institute the public worship in that temple. And yet, when he writes the book of Ecclesiastes,

and we come to chapter 5 in verse number one, Solomon reveals that he understood that beauty and that ritual was not enough.

One of the great dangers in religious things is that you can handle holy things without being holy,

that you can be near to the religious machinery of your church,

that you can be deeply involved,

even in ministry,

without having your own heart where it needs to be.

And so this passage is really, I think, a great reminder to all of us,

not only to attend church, not only to be present,

though we should be, but about how we should approach God, both publicly and privately. We begin in Ecclesiastes 5 in verse number one with

these words, keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools

for they consider not that they do evil.

Now, these thoughts continue in the verses that follow and will come back to them tomorrow to get

the rest of it.

But let me just take this one verse, if I may today with you, Ecclesiastes chapter 5 and

verse number one, when you come to the house of God. Now, we understand Solomon was referencing the Old

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