“For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few and meaningless days they pass through like a shadow?
Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?”
Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?”
Ecclesiastes 6:12 (NIV)
If you want to get depressed about life just read Ecclesiastes 6.
We might consider this writing to be the fruit of Solomon’s time away from God, and therefore ignore it simply because it is so depressing.
But what if it is biblical truth?
What if Solomon is sharing biblical truth - or a proper view on our time on earth?
The truth is that our life is a shadow, and that we are here just for a few days relative to God.
The truth is that our lives are meaningless, that when we are gone, who really notices?
I have heard people say at funerals that their loved one will always be alive because they are in their heart - and yet the person saying that is not going to be there much longer themselves.
What if you lived 2,000 years? That would be impactful wouldn’t it?
Not really- we all go to the same place, whether we are stillborn or live for 2,000 years.
Speak for yourself John you say - I am going to heaven to be with Jesus!
Ah now – we are getting close to the point of Ecclesiastes.
Once we realize that everything in life, including life itself, is meaningless - we will stop striving and start trusting in our Lord and Saviour.
We will start working for His kingdom, for eternal rewards instead of striving after the things that are absolutely meaningless.
Meaningless!
Meaningless!
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