THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN

Ecclesiastes 12:13-Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.

I once heard a poignant story about a priest who was confronted by a soldier while he was walking down a road in pre-revolutionary Russia. The soldier, aiming his rifle at the priest, commanded, "Who are you? Where are you going? Why are you going there?" Unmoved, the priest calmly replied, "How much do they pay you"? Somewhat surprised, the soldier responded, "25 Kopecks a month". The priest paused, and in a deeply thoughtful manner said, " I have a proposal for you. I'll pay you 50 kopecks each month, if you stop me here everyday and challenge me to respond to those same three questions". How many of us have a "soldier" confronting us with life's tough questions, pushing us to pause, to examine, and to develop ourselves more thoroughly? The same three questions still points to us today: Who are you? Where are you going? Why are you going there?

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Shalom

Enim