Title
The Conclusion 最后的结论
Date
03/01/2026
Description
Ecc 12:13: Here is the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.”
传道书 12:13: 这些事都已听见了，总意就是敬畏神，谨守他的诫命，这是人所当尽的本分。(page 1101)
Acts 20:24: 'But I am not worried about this. None of these things move me. I do not think of my life as worth much, but I do want to finish the work the Lord Jesus gave me to do — to preach the Good News of God's loving favor.' 使徒行传 20:24: 我却不以性命为念，也不看为宝贵，只要行完我的路程，成就我从主耶稣所领受的职事，证明神恩惠的福音。
(page 1804)
Psalm 46:10: "Be still, and know that I am God."
诗篇 46:10: 你们要休息，要知道我是神！ (page 926)
Isaiah 30:21: You will hear His voice behind you. When you turn off the path, to the right or to the left, it will say, This is the right way. Walk in it.
以赛亚书 30:21: 你或向左或向右，你必听见后边有声音说：“这是正路，要行在其间。 (page 1160)
Psalm 27: 13,14: I would have been without hope if I had not believed that I would see the loving-kindness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
诗篇 27:13,14: 我还是相信，在活人之地，我可以看见耶和华的恩惠。 你要等候耶和华，要刚强，要坚定你的心，要等候耶和华
Matt 4:22:37-39: And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
马太福音 22:37-39: 耶稣回答说：“‘你要全心、全情、全意爱主——你的上帝’， 这是第一条也是最重要的诫命。
第二条也相似，就是‘要爱邻如己’。(page 1600)
Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.”
传道书 12:13: 这些事都已听见了，总意就是敬畏神，谨守他的诫命，这是人所当尽的本分。(page 1101)
Acts 20:24: 'But I am not worried about this. None of these things move me. I do not think of my life as worth much, but I do want to finish the work the Lord Jesus gave me to do — to preach the Good News of God's loving favor.' 使徒行传 20:24: 我却不以性命为念，也不看为宝贵，只要行完我的路程，成就我从主耶稣所领受的职事，证明神恩惠的福音。
(page 1804)
Psalm 46:10: "Be still, and know that I am God."
诗篇 46:10: 你们要休息，要知道我是神！ (page 926)
Isaiah 30:21: You will hear His voice behind you. When you turn off the path, to the right or to the left, it will say, This is the right way. Walk in it.
以赛亚书 30:21: 你或向左或向右，你必听见后边有声音说：“这是正路，要行在其间。 (page 1160)
Psalm 27: 13,14: I would have been without hope if I had not believed that I would see the loving-kindness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
诗篇 27:13,14: 我还是相信，在活人之地，我可以看见耶和华的恩惠。 你要等候耶和华，要刚强，要坚定你的心，要等候耶和华
Matt 4:22:37-39: And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
马太福音 22:37-39: 耶稣回答说：“‘你要全心、全情、全意爱主——你的上帝’， 这是第一条也是最重要的诫命。
第二条也相似，就是‘要爱邻如己’。(page 1600)
Creator
Pastor: Mike Koger
Contributor
Hillside United Methodist Church
3737 US 80
Phenix City AL 36870
United States
3737 US 80
Phenix City AL 36870
United States
Transcription
THE CONCLUSION
Ecclesiastes 12:13
The ground is shifting beneath our feet — and most of us can feel it. Not long ago, I came across a video by Tony Robbins titled: 'No One Is Ready for What's Coming.'
He wasn't talking about a storm or a recession.
He was talking about artificial intelligence — technology accelerating so fast that entire industries are being rebuilt overnight.
But here's what struck me: you don't have to follow the tech world to feel what he was describing.
You already feel it. In your gut. In your conversations.
In the quiet moments when you wonder — “what is coming next?”
Because one of the deepest human needs is certainty.
We need to know: Will things be okay? Will I be okay? Can I trust what's ahead?
So before we go any further, I want to ask you one question — and I want you to sit with it:
In a world that never stops changing, where do you place your anchor?
Arguments change. Opinions shift. Headlines rotate every 24 hours.
But experience anchors.
'A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument.'
Most of us in this room have experienced the faithfulness of God firsthand.
We have walked through loss, financial strain, sickness, disappointment, and unanswered questions.
As my mentor Eddie would say, 'I have been through this before. I have seen this situation before.'
And still — through it all — God carried us.
Still, God sustained us. Still, God was present with us.
Maybe a better way to say it in 2026 is this: “what is unchanging should never be held hostage to things that are always subject to change.”
As Matthew Kelly reminds us, “What is unchanging allows us to make sense of change.' When you lose what is unchanging, everything feels unstable.”
That’s why the book of Ecclesiastes is so powerful.
Solomon examined everything.
Pleasure. Wisdom. Achievement. Wealth. Status. Productivity. Philosophy.
He chased every possible answer …and after all the searching, after all the experimenting, after all the analyzing… He arrives at one final conclusion:
“Here is the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.”
When all is said and done… That’s it. That’s the anchor.
When you know the foundation, there is no panic.
No frantic scrambling. No desperation to keep up.
Because when all is said and done… Fear God. Keep His commandments.
Paul said (Acts 20:24): “But I am not worried about this. (none of these things move me) I do not think of my life as worth much, but I do want to finish the work the Lord Jesus gave me to do. My work is to preach the Good News of God’s loving-favor.
Live aligned.
Now let’s be clear: “Fear God” does not mean terror.
It means reverence. It means recognizing that there is something higher than:
Technology. Politics. Culture. Economics. …even higher than Your emotions.
It means aligning your life under God’s authority.
It means:
God defines what is good. God defines what is true. God defines what matters.
And here’s the comfort: God is not surprised by this generation.
He is not scrambling. He is not reacting. He is not intimidated by A.I.
He is not anxious about the future.
And if you are rooted in Him… You don’t have to be, either.
Sometimes when our world is spinning… …We don’t need more information.
We need stillness. Psalms 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God.”
Be still.
Not passive. Not disengaged. Still.
• Still enough to remember who is in control.
Still enough to remember who you belong to.
Still enough to remember what actually matters.
We all know the classic hymn: Softly and Tenderly
“Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling… Ye who are weary…”
And I think that’s the word for many today.
Not rebellious. Not faithless. Just weary.
Weary of noise. Weary of all the outrage. Weary of constant updates.
Weary of trying to predict the future.
And into that weariness, Solomon says: “After everything has been examined…
Here is the conclusion. Fear God. Keep His commandments.”
That is enough.
Empires have risen and fallen. Technology has evolved. Generations have shifted.
But this foundation has not moved.
Reverence for God. Obedience to His ways. Alignment with His truth.
That foundation has outlasted every empire in history.
It will outlast this cultural moment. It will outlast your fears. It will outlast your questions.
When everything else feels uncertain… This is certain.
When all is said and done… Fear God. Keep His commandments.
In Matt 22: Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Jesus said, “Contained within these commandments to love you will find all the meaning of the Law and the Prophets.”
When you get off course in life – when the foundations are shifting…
Be Still and Know.
…and Listen
Isaiah 30:21: You will hear his voice behind you. When you turn off the path, to the right or to the left, it will say, ‘This is the right way. Walk in it.’
Maybe things have fallen apart for you at this time… and maybe it has not even been your own doing
GOD can Restore You right in front of the people who "broke" you
Jentezen Franklin: When we walk through a fiery furnace, go through a severe trial in our home or marriage, our family, the devil wants you to look like and smell like that trial the rest of your life. Sorrow, went through a divorce, shame,guilt.
But when you start… worshiping and (receiving) the word. …you start worshiping Jesus …you know what he'll do?
He'll restore your trust. He'll restore your faith. He'll restore your soul.
“Trust and Obey”
Psalm 27:13: I would have been without hope if I had not believed that I would see the loving-kindness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Hope. Believe. Trust.
Let’s close - not with intensity… but with grounding.
Let’s pray together.
Father,
In a world that is constantly changing, we thank You that You do not change.
When the pace accelerates and the future feels uncertain, anchor us.
When the noise grows louder, quiet our souls.
Teach us what it means to truly fear You — not in terror, but in reverence.
Align our hearts under Your authority. Stabilize our minds in Your truth.
Strengthen our obedience.
When we are weary, call us softly and tenderly back to You.
When we are anxious, remind us Who is on the throne.
Let what is unchanging in You steady what feels unstable in us.
Help us stand calmly at the crossroads, without panic, without hurry, without fear.
And when all is said and done, may our lives be rooted in this conclusion:
We feared You. We kept Your commands. We walked with You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
The ground is shifting beneath our feet — and most of us can feel it. Not long ago, I came across a video by Tony Robbins titled: 'No One Is Ready for What's Coming.'
He wasn't talking about a storm or a recession.
He was talking about artificial intelligence — technology accelerating so fast that entire industries are being rebuilt overnight.
But here's what struck me: you don't have to follow the tech world to feel what he was describing.
You already feel it. In your gut. In your conversations.
In the quiet moments when you wonder — “what is coming next?”
Because one of the deepest human needs is certainty.
We need to know: Will things be okay? Will I be okay? Can I trust what's ahead?
So before we go any further, I want to ask you one question — and I want you to sit with it:
In a world that never stops changing, where do you place your anchor?
Arguments change. Opinions shift. Headlines rotate every 24 hours.
But experience anchors.
'A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument.'
Most of us in this room have experienced the faithfulness of God firsthand.
We have walked through loss, financial strain, sickness, disappointment, and unanswered questions.
As my mentor Eddie would say, 'I have been through this before. I have seen this situation before.'
And still — through it all — God carried us.
Still, God sustained us. Still, God was present with us.
Maybe a better way to say it in 2026 is this: “what is unchanging should never be held hostage to things that are always subject to change.”
As Matthew Kelly reminds us, “What is unchanging allows us to make sense of change.' When you lose what is unchanging, everything feels unstable.”
That’s why the book of Ecclesiastes is so powerful.
Solomon examined everything.
Pleasure. Wisdom. Achievement. Wealth. Status. Productivity. Philosophy.
He chased every possible answer …and after all the searching, after all the experimenting, after all the analyzing… He arrives at one final conclusion:
“Here is the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.”
When all is said and done… That’s it. That’s the anchor.
When you know the foundation, there is no panic.
No frantic scrambling. No desperation to keep up.
Because when all is said and done… Fear God. Keep His commandments.
Paul said (Acts 20:24): “But I am not worried about this. (none of these things move me) I do not think of my life as worth much, but I do want to finish the work the Lord Jesus gave me to do. My work is to preach the Good News of God’s loving-favor.
Live aligned.
Now let’s be clear: “Fear God” does not mean terror.
It means reverence. It means recognizing that there is something higher than:
Technology. Politics. Culture. Economics. …even higher than Your emotions.
It means aligning your life under God’s authority.
It means:
God defines what is good. God defines what is true. God defines what matters.
And here’s the comfort: God is not surprised by this generation.
He is not scrambling. He is not reacting. He is not intimidated by A.I.
He is not anxious about the future.
And if you are rooted in Him… You don’t have to be, either.
Sometimes when our world is spinning… …We don’t need more information.
We need stillness. Psalms 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God.”
Be still.
Not passive. Not disengaged. Still.
• Still enough to remember who is in control.
Still enough to remember who you belong to.
Still enough to remember what actually matters.
We all know the classic hymn: Softly and Tenderly
“Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling… Ye who are weary…”
And I think that’s the word for many today.
Not rebellious. Not faithless. Just weary.
Weary of noise. Weary of all the outrage. Weary of constant updates.
Weary of trying to predict the future.
And into that weariness, Solomon says: “After everything has been examined…
Here is the conclusion. Fear God. Keep His commandments.”
That is enough.
Empires have risen and fallen. Technology has evolved. Generations have shifted.
But this foundation has not moved.
Reverence for God. Obedience to His ways. Alignment with His truth.
That foundation has outlasted every empire in history.
It will outlast this cultural moment. It will outlast your fears. It will outlast your questions.
When everything else feels uncertain… This is certain.
When all is said and done… Fear God. Keep His commandments.
In Matt 22: Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Jesus said, “Contained within these commandments to love you will find all the meaning of the Law and the Prophets.”
When you get off course in life – when the foundations are shifting…
Be Still and Know.
…and Listen
Isaiah 30:21: You will hear his voice behind you. When you turn off the path, to the right or to the left, it will say, ‘This is the right way. Walk in it.’
Maybe things have fallen apart for you at this time… and maybe it has not even been your own doing
GOD can Restore You right in front of the people who "broke" you
Jentezen Franklin: When we walk through a fiery furnace, go through a severe trial in our home or marriage, our family, the devil wants you to look like and smell like that trial the rest of your life. Sorrow, went through a divorce, shame,guilt.
But when you start… worshiping and (receiving) the word. …you start worshiping Jesus …you know what he'll do?
He'll restore your trust. He'll restore your faith. He'll restore your soul.
“Trust and Obey”
Psalm 27:13: I would have been without hope if I had not believed that I would see the loving-kindness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Hope. Believe. Trust.
Let’s close - not with intensity… but with grounding.
Let’s pray together.
Father,
In a world that is constantly changing, we thank You that You do not change.
When the pace accelerates and the future feels uncertain, anchor us.
When the noise grows louder, quiet our souls.
Teach us what it means to truly fear You — not in terror, but in reverence.
Align our hearts under Your authority. Stabilize our minds in Your truth.
Strengthen our obedience.
When we are weary, call us softly and tenderly back to You.
When we are anxious, remind us Who is on the throne.
Let what is unchanging in You steady what feels unstable in us.
Help us stand calmly at the crossroads, without panic, without hurry, without fear.
And when all is said and done, may our lives be rooted in this conclusion:
We feared You. We kept Your commands. We walked with You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.