Everything is Meaningless

I am not much of a "read through the Bible in a Year" person. I do devotions by select devotionals and when I am out of those I have some prayer time and them let the Spirit lead me to my reading.  So that is how I stumbled on Ecclesiastes and some of the words of wisdom here.  I found that Solomon was frustrated and grieved by the wisdom he had.  I think sort of like Einstein, his knowledge made him go mad. Solomon talks about how he considers all the areas of mans life and what the end result is  and determines that everything is meaningless.

The work we do is left for someone else to either carry on or undo, pleasures are meaningless, wisdom and folly are meaningless, etc.  He determined that as wise as he was and rich as he was, that he basically put his sandals on one at a time just like the beggar at the gates of the city.  So whether he lived in war or peace, at the end of his life there was nothing that help meaning and nothing new under the sun.  All of it is a chasing of the wind as there is nothing tangible to gain in the end and no lasting result.  Kind of depressing!

However, he also determines that there is a time (or season) for everything (Ecc 3:1).  I am reminded of the Byrds song, "Everything has a season, turn, turn, turn."  I am struck with a little humor here as there are so many secular lines I know of that relate back to the Bible and thus proving what Solomon is saying!  "Nothing new under the sun." Ecc 1:9

The one thing that carries through and has meaning is what God has done.  For everything He has done will endure forever (Ecc 3:14) So keep your eyes upon Jesus and focus upward.  He make everything beautiful in His time (Ecc 3:11) nothing man does can add to , change, or alter in anyway what God has perfected or intended.  If that were possible that were could change what God does, it would diminish His awesome power, His majesty, and His "God"liness.  Two are better than one (Ecc 4:9) and that applies to us walking with God.  We are nothing alone but are strong with God by our side.