LIVING WITH LIFE'S INCONSISTENCIES (8 OF 11)
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9
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Living with Life's Inconsistencies (8 of 11)
Series: Ecclesiastes
Robert Dawson
Ecclesiastes 9
When we were working on our purpose statement as a vision team one of the guidelines given was that it should be able to fit on a T-shirt. The reason was…
1. The statement needed to be concise, to the point and understandable.
2. It needed to be memorable and repeatable.
As I study Ecclesiastes I find myself at times wishing Solomon had taken that approach. The journey he has taken us on in search of life's meaning and purpose has not been simple or concise. Honestly, at times it has just been hard to understand and follow.
1. The route he has taken us on has been anything but straightforward. The roads we have traveled have been bumpy, dusty and anything but straight.
2. He has taken us on the scenic route and some of the scenes have not been pretty or awe inspiring and after a while you begin to feel that every side-trial and back road he takes us down seems eerily familiar.
3. At times it appears the harder he tries to make since of this life (under the sun and without God) just causes more confusion and struggle. I can understand though. Life and people are not simply or single layered. They are kind of like an onion. You peel one layer off and there is another and they appear to be endless and the more layers you peel the more tears it brings to your eyes.
The method Solomon used and the route he chose in pursuit of life's meaning, to his own admission, was a little like chasing the wind. Remember, this book is the account of his personal journey to search this world and observe life from a purely humanistic and rationalistic standpoint and try to found out what really matters in life.
One writer said, “This is not the kind of book that we keep reading until we reach the end and get the answer like a mystery. Instead it is a book in which we keep struggling with the problems of life, and as we struggle, we learn to trust God with the ques ...
Series: Ecclesiastes
Robert Dawson
Ecclesiastes 9
When we were working on our purpose statement as a vision team one of the guidelines given was that it should be able to fit on a T-shirt. The reason was…
1. The statement needed to be concise, to the point and understandable.
2. It needed to be memorable and repeatable.
As I study Ecclesiastes I find myself at times wishing Solomon had taken that approach. The journey he has taken us on in search of life's meaning and purpose has not been simple or concise. Honestly, at times it has just been hard to understand and follow.
1. The route he has taken us on has been anything but straightforward. The roads we have traveled have been bumpy, dusty and anything but straight.
2. He has taken us on the scenic route and some of the scenes have not been pretty or awe inspiring and after a while you begin to feel that every side-trial and back road he takes us down seems eerily familiar.
3. At times it appears the harder he tries to make since of this life (under the sun and without God) just causes more confusion and struggle. I can understand though. Life and people are not simply or single layered. They are kind of like an onion. You peel one layer off and there is another and they appear to be endless and the more layers you peel the more tears it brings to your eyes.
The method Solomon used and the route he chose in pursuit of life's meaning, to his own admission, was a little like chasing the wind. Remember, this book is the account of his personal journey to search this world and observe life from a purely humanistic and rationalistic standpoint and try to found out what really matters in life.
One writer said, “This is not the kind of book that we keep reading until we reach the end and get the answer like a mystery. Instead it is a book in which we keep struggling with the problems of life, and as we struggle, we learn to trust God with the ques ...
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