Vicor Loersch shares a sermon on the text from Ecclesiastes 1:1-2, 12-14; 2:18-26.
We only need a few things: water, food, clothing, shelter, friendship, etc. If you didn’t have water, you would die in a few days; without oxygen, in a few minutes. But without Jesus speaking to us through his Word, there is no hope for eternal life in heaven. We literally need the gospel more than anything else.
We may think that if we spend time helping others, that will distract us from things that need our attention. But Jesus teaches us that he has set us free to live a life of such distraction. No matter who needs our help, we are free to give them our attention, even if that seems senseless. Christ has set us free to bear any cost and go any distance to serve a neighbor as Christ himself would serve them.
Everyone who has seen the grace of God will, whenever the opportunity arises, serve as a witness for Christ. However, Scripture teaches that there is also a need for individuals for whom gospel proclamation is their full-time focus: pastors, Christian school teachers, ministers, missionaries, etc. These workers are called by God himself through the Church to proclaim law and gospel in some public capacity. Jesus taught there will always be a need for such workers.
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