“THERE IS NOT A RIGHTEOUS MAN ON EARTH!”

Ecclesiastes 7:19-22                                         (ESV 

“19 Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

20 Surely “THERE IS NOT A RIGHTEOUS MAN ON EARTH” who does good and never sins.

21 DO NOT TAKE TO HEART all the things THAT PEOPLE SAY, lest you hear your servant cursing you.

22 Your heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed others.”

How many times have you heard people say when asked why they think that they are going to Heaven, “I’m a good person” and “I’ve tried to do the right thing!”   Even people who I loved and supported have been heard with the familiar response, almost without thinking about what they were saying.  But who does “good enough” to get into GOD’s presence?  Who lives a life free from sin and selfish desires?  WHO?

The only person I can speak for is myself.  The only person who can judge me is me, or so others have told me?  But there is a SPIRIT (John 4:24) WHO will separate the “wheat from the chaff” (Matthew 3:12) one day soon and we that are CHOSEN can only be grateful for HIS mercy and grace!  Ephesians 2:8-9 says “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is NOT YOUR OWN DOING; it is the gift of God, NOT A RESULT OF WORKS, so that no one may boast”.  The Apostle Paul wrote that we didn’t have any reason to boast, because our goodness was NOT YOUR OWN DOING!  

“THERE IS NOT A RIGHTEOUS MAN ON EARTH” is saying that our only HOPE lies in JESUS CHRIST, WHO lowered HIMSELF to human status (Philippians 2:5-8) from HIS Heavenly Throne so we “despicables” could spend eternity with HIM.  Certainly I fall into the category of 1 Timothy 1:15 Believers when the Apostle Paul wrote “....CHRIST JESUS came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”  “THERE IS NOT A RIGHTEOUS MAN ON EARTH”, neither before nor since, JESUS CHRIST and we ALL should worship and praise HIS mercy and grace!!!