Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 – Even when King Solomon had everything, he felt it was all for nothing. No matter how personally successful you are, you will reach a place where you question the meaning of life’s pursuits.
Listen
- The more you see of this world, the more you will discover how pointless its pursuits are (1:1-3).
- Each generation eventually realizes their struggles are precisely the same as those before (1:4-7).
- Nothing that appeals to the senses can fix what is broken inside us (1:8).
- Everything we experience is repeated and forgettable (1:9-11).
- Prioritizing the things of this world is a pointless pursuit of that which cannot be obtained (1:12-14).
- The greatest lesson this world can give is that there’s nothing it can teach us (1:15-18).
Consider
- You might be miserable because you seek the world to address what only the Lord can fix.
- If everything under the sun is futile, then what is above it must be worthwhile.
- You will never achieve satisfaction if worldly happiness is your goal.
Travis Agnew serves as the Lead Pastor of Rocky Creek Church in Greenville, SC. His most recent book is Just (About) Married.
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