“I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.”
Ecclesiastes 2:1-3 KJV
Solomon’s wisdom says, “I said to myself, “Come on, let’s try pleasure. Let’s look for the ‘good things’ in life.” But I found that this, too, was meaningless. So I said, “Laughter is silly. What good does it do to seek pleasure?” After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. And while still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I tried to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world.” Solomon concluded that pleasure and the good things of life, our comfort zones, comedy and cheering oneself with wine and liquor are all vanity and meaningless. The God Who has created everything has not made it for vanity or meaninglessness. He has given Life with a purpose. When mankind lost that purpose through sin, God sent His Son to redeem mankind so we would get the purpose back. That is why Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.” What is our purpose then? As Jesus said, “Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Let’s do our purpose which is to be part of God’s Kingdom coming on earth as it is in heaven; and doing His on earth as it is in heaven. Amen!
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