"Repetitive Actions"

 

Ecclesiastes 1:1-3; 12:13 "The words of the Preacher, the son of David, King in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh under the sun ? . . . Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear GOD, and keep HIS commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."

     Today I mowed the lawn. The reality is that I also mowed it last week and each week before that, starting sometime in March. By my calculations, I will probably continue to mow it every week until around the middle of November. I filled the gas tank of my car this past week, but soon I will have to fill it again. My wife placed a meal before me today, but tomorrow that deed will be repeated. Countless recurring activities are necessary in order to simply maintain life - heading off to work, doing laundry, shopping for groceries, going to bed, etc. - all is part of the wearisome course of living spoken by King Solomon in the Book of Ecclesiastes.

     When we go through life without seeking GOD's purpose and plan, when we live only for the temporal satisfaction of what we can gain and enjoy in this life without eternity in view, then, yes, "the words of the Preacher, the son of David, King in Jerusalem" (v.1) take on significant depth when he says, "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh under the sun ?" (v.2-3). The Preacher informs us that riches and power and pleasures and the amassing of knowledge will not sustain us in the end. When the time comes to stand before the LORD, those things will avail us nothing and will not serve to secure for us a place with GOD in Heaven. It is with this understanding coursing through Solomon's heart, soul, and mind that he then concludes: "Remember now thy CREATOR in the days of thy youth" (Ecclesiastes 12:1 pictured above). Seek and find the LORD early in life. HIS counsel ? "Fear GOD, and keep HIS commandments: for this is the whole duty of man" (Ecclesiastes 12:13 pictured above). JED

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

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