‘I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.’ Ecclesiastes 1:14 NIV
Are you thinking that if you had more money or greater success, you would be happy? Tennis star Boris Becker said: ‘I had won Wimbledon twice before, once as the youngest player. I was rich. I had all the material possessions I needed… It’s the old song of movie stars and pop stars who commit suicide. They have everything, and yet they are so unhappy. I had no inner peace.’
Solomon made the same discovery. ‘I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.’ (Ecclesiastes 1:14 NIV) Solomon tried religion, education, money, public works projects, fame, creative writing, and sensual pleasure: ‘I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my labour… Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless…’ (Ecclesiastes 2:10–11 NIV)
Finally, in the last chapter of the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon finds what he is looking for: ‘Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.’ (Ecclesiastes 12:13 NIV) Solomon discovered that life is not built on things but on relationships. And the first and foremost relationship you must have is a relationship with God.
You say, ‘How do I find God?’ Through Christ! Jesus said, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’ (John 14:6 NKJV) Today, you can have a life-changing relationship with God by putting your trust in Jesus Christ.
SoulFood: Gal 5:22–23, Gen 50:15–21, Luke 10:25–37, Eph 4:31–32
Renungan Hari Ini [The Word for Today] is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright ©