I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be forever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

Solomon Now Understands God's Power

Now in verse 14 Solomon comes to the heart of true wisdom.

Whatever God does it shall be forever, nothing can be put to it nor anything taken from it. God does it that men should fear, honor and respect Him.

then in vs 15, God's times and seasons are once more confirmed.

That which has been is now, that which is to be has already been and God requires, commands, orders that which is past.

All Times and Seasons, theses cycles of nature and life itself, God has set in motion and requires that we obey and acknowledge Him in and through them. The times and season of this world and the times and season of our soul are all under the hand of our sovereign, omniscient, omnipotent and loving Heavenly Father.

Well then…

The Final Understanding of Times and Seasons

If it is true that what God does is eternal, then if I want my life to count I must let the God of Eternity work in me.

Moses prayed this prayer in the 96th Psalm vs 14-17

O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands

Establish the work of our hands.  He repeats that phrase twice in this prayer.

It is a plea to God, that He would make that which I do with these hands, this life count for something of real value.  Father, don't let my life be wasted, don't let it end in emptiness. Let my life count through You, Oh God. Make it count for eternity.

Paul’s Well Lived Life

Paul lived his life so that at the end he knew he had not lived in vain.

2 Timothy 4:7-8  I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:  Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

Paul says the reward is for, "All that love his appearing." I think you show that you love Christ’s appearing by knowing that life is a gift from God and then submitted to the purpose of God through the times and seasons of life.

Conclusion

The Final Season

Vs. 17 gives us our conclusion. Ecclesiastes 3:17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

When all of our times and seasons have ended, as they must end for all, when that time comes, Solomon tells us there is yet one season left, a time of judgment. The greatest King in a palace or the lowest beggar in a box, will both stand before God to be judged. We will be judged according to how we obeyed and trusted God and how we lived our lives through the times and seasons He has given us.

Solomon said, v. 17 for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. So why not make this time, this season, your time and your season. Begin now to review your life, to renew life, and repurpose life. Do this and determine to live this time, this season in the truth, power and love of God. If we choose to live this time with God then we will know as Solomon did that “He makes all thing beautiful in their time.”