As we saw last week, Solomon didn’t find
satisfaction from chasing after wisdom and wealth, apart from God’s plans. He
found it meaningless, so he tried chasing after pleasure.
Ecclesiastes
2:1-3 I said
to myself, “Come now, I will test you
with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be
meaningless. 2 “Laughter,” I said,
“is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?” 3 I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing
folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for
people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.
Solomon found chasing after pleasure meaningless,
too. It is temporal and unsatisfying. However, chasing after God’s plans is
eternal, has meaning and is satisfying.
Ecclesiastes
2:24-25 A
person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction
in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God,25 for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?
Without a relationship with God and following Him,
nothing will ever satisfy. Where are you and I chasing after an earthly
temporal pleasure more than God’s plans for us? Staying up late watching TV,
playing video games, reading/posting on social media, or logging another exotic
vacation doesn’t provide lasting satisfaction.
God asked me to join an international ministry over
14 years ago that takes 15 or more hours of my time each week. It is far more
rewarding than I expected. I wouldn’t trade it for all the exotic vacations in
the world!!!
Similar to what Kent talked about yesterday, God can give us true joy in
being content in what He’s given us to do and experience.
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