In Ecclesiastes, Solomon, the wisest and richest man to ever live, reflects upon his life - his purpose for living.  I don’t claim to be as wise as Solomon - and I am certainly not as materially rich!  But I too am reflecting upon my life and ministry - reflecting upon my journey to this point.   I am blessed with parents celebrating 59 years of marriage.  I am blessed with my wife - celebrating 34 years of marriage ourselves.  I am blessed with a brother and sister.  Blessed with a Grandmother celebrating 98 years of life!  I am blessed with two children and grandchildren.  I am blessed with brothers and sisters in Christ whose faith has strengthened and encouraged me in my faith.  I  have been blessed to be a part of several different loving congregations.  In all my blessings that I chose to pen, you should notice something - they are all relationships!  Life is not about “stuff” and “things.”

Life is not about position or gain nor titles, but relationships.  But even in all these blessings (relationships) if I fail to miss the point  Solomon makes at the end of Ecclesiastes, I have missed the whole purpose and meaning of my life, which is to  “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” (Ecclesiastes 12: 13)

If I miss this point, I have missed the greatest blessing of all, in this life and the next to come.   Do I fear (reverence) the Lord as He deserves?  Do I keep his commandments (“Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul and with all thy might” - “Love thy neighbor as thy self”)?   On this Father’s Day as we honor and celebrate relationships, let us not forsake the most important relationship of all - Our Heavenly Father!

In HIS Service,

Pastor Rodney