Ecclesiastes and Vanity
During the month of March, some friends and I set out to read the book of Proverbs. We liked it so much that we decided to continue and started Ecclesiastes. In just one chapter, we all felt impacted. Everything is Vanity The “Preacher” begins in the first few verses by saying: “Absolute futility, says the Teacher. Absolute futility. Everything is futile. What does a person gain for all his efforts that he labors at under the sun?” – Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 He basically talks about how we get tired day after day for fleeting things. One day this world will end, Jesus will return and what will we take? Nothing. I’m not saying don’t go after a good and comfortable life, but that’s not all. So many people live their lives in pursuit of riches and goals that will have no value in Eternity. The Eternal Sameness The “Preacher” then continues and the title my Bible gives to the passage from verses 4 to 11 is “The Eternal Sameness”. “All things are wearisome, more than anyone can say. The eye is not satisfied by seeing or the ear filled with hearing. What has been is what will be, and what has […]
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