Meaningless
"Everything is meaningless," says the Teacher, " completely meaningless." Ecclesiastes 12:8.
Do you ever feel that way?
Do you ever feel that way?
Obviously this emotion is spreading rapidly through our culture today as we see the suicide rates drastically rising and mass shootings multiply. To many people, tomorrow seems to be meaningless and not worth sticking around for.
"Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun." Eccl. 2:11
"Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun." Eccl. 2:11
(Do you notice anything missing in this picture of all of these windsurfers? Where's the wind?)
King Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes. He was uber rich and the wisest man who ever lived and yet, this is what he wrote at the end of his life - everything is meaninless.
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Pretty depressing, isn't it?
The futility of pleasure - fleeting and never gives us lasting contentment.
King Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes. He was uber rich and the wisest man who ever lived and yet, this is what he wrote at the end of his life - everything is meaninless.
.
Pretty depressing, isn't it?
The futility of pleasure - fleeting and never gives us lasting contentment.
The meaninglessness of work - we put so much effort into work to achieve recognition and so we can own things we want - then we leave it all behind when we die.
The injustices of life - this world is broken and evil is very real.
The futility of wealth - those who love money will never have enough.
The limits of human wisdom - "No one can really comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all of their efforts to search it out, no one can discover its meaning. Even if the wise claim they know, they cannot really comprehend it." Ecclesiastes 8:17.
Death comes to all - "The same destiny (of death) awaits everyone, whether righteous or wicked, good or bad." Ecclesiastes 9:3.
The injustices of life - this world is broken and evil is very real.
The futility of wealth - those who love money will never have enough.
The limits of human wisdom - "No one can really comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all of their efforts to search it out, no one can discover its meaning. Even if the wise claim they know, they cannot really comprehend it." Ecclesiastes 8:17.
Death comes to all - "The same destiny (of death) awaits everyone, whether righteous or wicked, good or bad." Ecclesiastes 9:3.
At the end of Ecclesiastes, Solomon eventually gets to the good news. Solomon's final conclusions tell us what will bring true meaning to our lives.
He tells us to enjoy life while obeying God - real freedom and happiness come exclusively from God. Evil and injustice will always in a part of life on earth. We should live in faith knowing God wins in the end and will judge all things.
Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, tells us that meaning and purpose will only be found by being faithful to God.
That alone is not meaningless.
Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, tells us that meaning and purpose will only be found by being faithful to God.
That alone is not meaningless.
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