majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Ecclesiastes 1:14,
"I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them
are meaningless, a chasing after the wind."
Solomon speaks of the emptiness of what is pursued "under the sun".
This life lacks purpose and meaning. It appears to offer a deep sense
of satisfaction if we could only achieve some objective or another.
What we find is, once those hurdles are behind us, the satisifaction
and fulfilment just isn't there.
How many times have we heard someone say that money can't bring
happiness? Those who have acquired it tell us that although money can
remove some headaches, it nevertheless fails to bring happiness and
fulfillment. Often, it brings a whole new set of headaches. It seems
bizzare that those who have acquired fame, fortune and power find
little happiness in those things. Yet, how many pursue those things
with the mistaken notion that if they can just achieve this or that,
they will arrive at a satisfaction and fulfillment they seek?
This is because our world is lost and fallen. Having turned our backs
on God and gone our own way, we are estranged from our Creator. Those
things that bring us true fulfillment and satisfaction are the very
things we have turned from in our pursuit of other things that have
attracted us in our sinful and deceived condition.
This brings to my mind how wonderful the life is we contemplate with
our God in the resurrection. We were designed by our God for his
purposes. No longer will we be estranged from him. No longer will we
face pain, sickness, sorrow and death. We were created for life and in
the resurrection we will experience life in its fullest, the kind of
life our Designer intended for us. Our Creator knows what brings
happiness, what brings fulfillment, what brings true joy. As Paul
quoted Isaiah 64:4 in 1 Corinthians 2:9-10, "'No eye has seen, no ear
has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who
love him'— but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit."
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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