Ecclesiastes 2
Whats going on
- Solomon is trying wine, material pleasures to satisfy him. He could have anything he wanted when he wants but finds that there is still nothing.
- Everything he does will be left to whoever comes next
For us to take away
- in network stuff, we pass on the baton to whoevers next to lead -
- we need to give our best now rather than waiting till later
- we need to eat, drink and enjoy our work - this is from God and we need to have God at the centre of all we do and be the reason we do stuff
- if we please God then wisdom, knowledge and joy will come - God given rather than man given.
- by having a relationship with God means that we can have life and life in abundance (John 10:10)
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What happens:
- Solomon looks to pleasure to see if this is what life is all about. This includes food, drink, sex, money and power.
Meaning:
- He tries all these things and pleasures himself more than any other man, yet he says it is worthless. We all end up the same - dead - so what's the point in all that pleasure. It all fades away.
- The thing that is missing is GOD. Life without God is meaningless.
Stuff for us:
- Don't look to pleasure to satisfy. Only God can satisfy (John 4:7-30).
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