Life is meaningless without God.
If you have fame, wealth, everything you could dream of having, it'll never be good enough.
As humans we'll live our whole life chasing dreams.
Those dreams will always turn out differently than expected.
Close to always they'll be let us down.
Once we get what we want, we'll want more.
But...
If you have God to focus on, it'll be worth it.
You'll live not for earthly pleasure, but eternal joy.
You'll want the will of God to be done, not your dreams.
You'll be content.
Of course we are humans and will fall short, and use our knowledge to make decisions without first going to God who bears abundant amounts of wisdom.
Solomon figured this out, and he had it all.
He was king, the wisest man on earth, raked in over 20 tons of gold each year, and lived in a stunning palace.
And what did he say about it all?
"Everything is meaningless," says the teacher, "completely meaningless!"
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Nothing under the sun is worth as God.
Focus on God.
Keep Him in the center of your life.
Solomon concludes Ecclesiastes with:
8 "All is meaningless," says the Teacher, "utterly meaningless." 9 Because the Teacher was wise, he taught the people everything he knew. He collected proverbs and classified them. 10 Indeed, the Teacher taught the plain truth, and he did so in an interesting way.
11 A wise teacher's words spur students to action and emphasize important truths. The collected sayings of the wise are like guidance from a shepherd.
12 But, my child, be warned: There is no end of opinions ready to be expressed. Studying them can go on forever and become very exhausting!
13 Here is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is the duty of every person. 14 God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.
Ecclesiastes 8-14 NLT
I hoped you guys like that little devo! It was the topic that was preached this morning and I thought it was really intriguing, so I thought I'd share it with ya!
-Emma :D
PS. Sorry about the pictures, I thought they would turn out better, but somehow they go a little distorted sending them to my email and then putting them on here.
