The world isn’t built around people who do what they want to do, what they want regardless of who gets hurt. It is built by people who do what they should do.”
–Louis L’Amour (Bendigo Shafter)
“What profit has a man from all his labor in which he toils under the sun?”
“What profit has a man from all his labor in which he toils under the sun?”
–Ecclesiastes 1:3 (NKJV)
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“We who worship our work and play at our worship have gotten things all fouled up,” so states Charles Swindoll. Those who go to church on Sunday, maybe do the pogo-stick jig, raise their hands and begin to wave, and even shed a tear or two thinking they are in the throes of worship. Then they will go to work and put all their energy for eight plus hours to bring home enough money to pay the bills, go out to eat, and enjoy a night of entertainment of some sort. They make enough money that they think they can go into debt for items they want knowing/thinking that they will continue to make money to pay it off.
Man, for the most part, worships himself or the things that have been built by man. This could be a career, enjoying entertainment, building something out of concrete or other substance, but I want to ask–What works of man are priceless? Man used to look for answers to life’s deeper problems, but now for the most part man has become lethargic and fearful. They no longer look for answers because they believe that man has already answered the problems. How does one get to God? You choose for there are many ways to God. There is something wrong inside of man. Jesus said, “For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” (NKJV)
“Nothing in this world has really changed”comes the apathetic voice of man. Life, then death–the cycle continues. Life is simply a monotony, therefore when something dreadful happens, such as the virus, man runs around like ants. Fear looms, hope is gone. Oh that we may be like the Psalmist, “So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12, NKJV). What’s the use? “All things are wearisome,” (Ecclesiastes 1:8, NASB) The NLT translates it this way, “Everything is so weary and tiresome! No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.”
The Laws of Nature are permanent (see, Ecclesiastes 1:4-8). Man pursues things under the sun. His curiosity is aroused, but he is continually frustrated. He is never satisfied, but always wanting more. Today, thousands change from job to job as they cannot seem to make enough, get along with the boss, or something within them is not satisfied. Perhaps they have a misguided idea of who they are. Man tries to escape the monotony of life by trying more and more dangerous stunts and games. He cannot handle life so he attempts to distort it or make it abstract. When a person looks and lives life under the sun he is imprisoned by the laws of nature. He does not understand that the world belongs to the Father.
It is well that we remember that we are pilgrims in this world, not prisoners. We need to find the deeper meaning for our soul, and that is Christ Jesus. Take to heart the words of Paul, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 15:58, NKJV)
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“We who worship our work and play at our worship have gotten things all fouled up,” so states Charles Swindoll. Those who go to church on Sunday, maybe do the pogo-stick jig, raise their hands and begin to wave, and even shed a tear or two thinking they are in the throes of worship. Then they will go to work and put all their energy for eight plus hours to bring home enough money to pay the bills, go out to eat, and enjoy a night of entertainment of some sort. They make enough money that they think they can go into debt for items they want knowing/thinking that they will continue to make money to pay it off.
Man, for the most part, worships himself or the things that have been built by man. This could be a career, enjoying entertainment, building something out of concrete or other substance, but I want to ask–What works of man are priceless? Man used to look for answers to life’s deeper problems, but now for the most part man has become lethargic and fearful. They no longer look for answers because they believe that man has already answered the problems. How does one get to God? You choose for there are many ways to God. There is something wrong inside of man. Jesus said, “For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” (NKJV)
“Nothing in this world has really changed”comes the apathetic voice of man. Life, then death–the cycle continues. Life is simply a monotony, therefore when something dreadful happens, such as the virus, man runs around like ants. Fear looms, hope is gone. Oh that we may be like the Psalmist, “So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12, NKJV). What’s the use? “All things are wearisome,” (Ecclesiastes 1:8, NASB) The NLT translates it this way, “Everything is so weary and tiresome! No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.”
The Laws of Nature are permanent (see, Ecclesiastes 1:4-8). Man pursues things under the sun. His curiosity is aroused, but he is continually frustrated. He is never satisfied, but always wanting more. Today, thousands change from job to job as they cannot seem to make enough, get along with the boss, or something within them is not satisfied. Perhaps they have a misguided idea of who they are. Man tries to escape the monotony of life by trying more and more dangerous stunts and games. He cannot handle life so he attempts to distort it or make it abstract. When a person looks and lives life under the sun he is imprisoned by the laws of nature. He does not understand that the world belongs to the Father.
It is well that we remember that we are pilgrims in this world, not prisoners. We need to find the deeper meaning for our soul, and that is Christ Jesus. Take to heart the words of Paul, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 15:58, NKJV)