King Solomon in Ecclesiastes

 

King Solomon in Ecclesiastes

King Solomon, the wisest man on earth has found life meaningless and wanting. King Solomon had it all, he had great wealth and great wisdom, yet he spoke as though whatever he did in life, it would all end up in someone else’s hands, whether it be a foolish man, or a wise man, once he is gone, he would not know. He says everything in life keeps going around, “like a river that runs into the sea but is never full.” Ecclesiastes 1:7.

As man we cannot see enough or hear enough, all our pleasures are short-lived. Whatever happens to one can happen to someone else. No one is an island by themselves. Having great wisdom did not guarantee that Solomon would live wisely. Solomon took pleasure in wine and women and still found his life to be empty and meaningless. We often look to earthly pleasures to fulfill the emptiness in our life. We do it to cover the pain or to feel good about ourselves, but we don’t totally accomplish what we set out to do. Solomon in all his wisdom concluded that if we want a meaningful life we must have a relationship with the God who created us. Wisdom and knowledge by themselves do not give meaning to life. We may still find out there is something missing. That something is God, because without Him all that we know and say or do is meaningless without Him.

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