Cultivating a Deathbed Mindset | Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 | Pastor Adam Waller

This teaching from Ecclesiastes 7 calls listeners to live with a clear awareness of life’s end and the judgement that follows. Drawing on Solomon’s wisdom, it argues that thinking seriously about death is not morbid, but necessary if we are to live well and honour God now.The passage shows that a “deathbed mindset” brings real benefits. It faces us with our future, cutting through false comforts and shallow pleasures. It cultivates wisdom, produces lasting joy rather than temporary laughter, and helps us receive correction before it is too late. It also exposes our hearts, assessing our susceptibility to corruption, impatience, irritability, and discontent.At the same time, the text reminds us of our limits. Wisdom cannot straighten what God has made crooked, and both prosperity and adversity come from his hand. Ultimately, our hope is not in mastering this life, but in trusting the Lord who determines its end.