Ecclesiastes 1:2-4 says;
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? A generation goes and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.
Our work is toil and will be past on to someone else when we either move on or even pass on.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 speaks of how our wisdom increases sorrow. Chapter two goes into how our self-indulgences are also nothing but vanity.
The more I thought about and meditated on these and other verses I began to ask myself, "What's the point of anything then?" That's the great thing about knowing the Lord and having His Spirit dwell within us. He brings to remembrance that all things are for Him and His glory!
Ultimately, the answer is given at the end of the book. The purpose of man is to fear God and obey Him! Everything else will one day be gone. Everything from our earthly relationships to the Macbook I'm typing this on will one day burn away. The only thing that will last is that personal relationship with Christ who bought us on cross with His blood.
So, I encourage you to dig deep into what Soloman has to say in the book of Ecclesiastes. If you don't have a church home then feel free to join us this Sunday @ 10am at Blue Ridge Bible Church as we continue to study this wonderful book of the Bible. Visit the church website and take a few minutes to watch the video that speaks about our current series into the book of Ecclesiastes.
In Christ Alone,
Mr. V
