“a man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.”
Ecclesiastes 6:2 KJV
Solomon’s wisdom says, “God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then He doesn’t give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless—a sickening tragedy.” This was Solomon’s tragedy, and all those who put their trust in the riches and systems of this world. The prophets of the old covenant kept reminding the children of Israel to be separate from the idols of this world particularly the love of money and coveting it. They prophesied of the Messiah Who would come to save. “Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.” In the new covenant, we have experienced the extravagant grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although He was infinitely rich, He impoverished Himself for our sake, so that by His poverty, we become rich beyond measure. Let’s put our trust in the exceedingly great riches of our Lord Jesus Christ rather than the riches of this world. Amen!
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