Worship for Today: Jesus Christ brings meaningful life!

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Ecclesiastes 11:8,

 

"However many years a man may live, let him enjoy them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is meaningless."

 

Solomon looks to the limitations of life under the sun. He observes that light is sweet and pleases the eye, that a man ought to enjoy all the years he lives, and especially while he is young. But he also observes that the days of darkness will be many and that all that comes a man's way is "meaningless" - it will hold no lasting value for him. So, he says, don't worry about it, "banish anxiety" because this is going to be the case of things - nothing can be done about it. Although a man can be happy with the things of youth, youthfulness will pass in time as well, youth and vigor are meaningless. At some point all die and come into God's judgment.

 

What a bleak outlook! However, this is how life is "under the sun". Why should we expect anything else? Since the fall of man in the garden of Eden, mankind has lived in a cursed and fallen world, estranged from his creator. It is the sin of man that has brought this futility, this meaninglessness to life in this world. We come into it and live our lives here as sinful and rebellious people in a lost and fallen world. In this book Solomon is painfully truthful and dreadfully accurate in his observations. He prepares us to look for that which is found beyond "life under the sun."

 

What lays beyond "life under the sun"? A light has dawned on those living in this darkness! As Jesus Christ entered the world, he brought hope and opportunity for all mankind! He said, "I am the way and the truth and the life." He also said, "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life." John 14:6 and John 5:24. Here is life with meaning! Here is life with purpose and fulfillment! Here is life that is everlasting!

 

 

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
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