THE CLOCK IS TICKING (2 OF 10)
Scripture: ECCLESIASTES 3
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The Clock Is Ticking (2 of 10)
Ecclesiastes
Dr. Ernest L. Easley
Now take God's Word and turn please to the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes. If you think the Bible is an unrelevant book .. then you haven't read the book of Ecclesiastes. It describes most people living in West Texas!
You ask, ''In what way?'' Well .. in this way! It describes MAN'S QUEST FOR THE BEST. Ecclesiastes is about our searching for satisfaction! And what most people are searching for .. they'll never find and I'll tell you why: You cannot be happy without God!
I'm talking to some people today that are spending their life searching for real happiness and satisfaction without God. No wonder you're fed up with life!
Solomon was like that too! He was King in Jerusalem and yet all of his power .. possessions .. popularity .. prestige and pleasure couldn't quench his thirst! Solomon had it all! He did it all! And like some of you . . . his pockets were full but his life was empty.
Now . . . the first thing we find about Solomon's Quest for the Best was . . .
(1) WHAT HE TRIED FOR CONTENTMENT. He tried Education! Ecc 1.17, ''And I set my heart to know wisdom . . .'' Solomon tried to educate his way to contentment. But he learned that knowledge in your head without God in your heart is just brilliant foolishness.
He tried Entertainment! Ecc 2.2, ''I said of laughter, ''It is madness.'' Solomon tried to grab all the gusto that he could! He thought if he had enough excitement in his life . . . that somehow that would bring contentment to his life.
Ecc 2.3, ''I searched in my heart how to gratify my flesh with wine ..'' But he learned that ''Wine is a mocker, Intoxicating drink arouses brawling, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise'' (Pv. 20.1). Education .. Entertainment .. He tried Extravagance. Ecc 2.4-7, ''I made my works great, I built myself houses, and planted myself vineyards. I made myself gardens and orchards, and I pla ...
Ecclesiastes
Dr. Ernest L. Easley
Now take God's Word and turn please to the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes. If you think the Bible is an unrelevant book .. then you haven't read the book of Ecclesiastes. It describes most people living in West Texas!
You ask, ''In what way?'' Well .. in this way! It describes MAN'S QUEST FOR THE BEST. Ecclesiastes is about our searching for satisfaction! And what most people are searching for .. they'll never find and I'll tell you why: You cannot be happy without God!
I'm talking to some people today that are spending their life searching for real happiness and satisfaction without God. No wonder you're fed up with life!
Solomon was like that too! He was King in Jerusalem and yet all of his power .. possessions .. popularity .. prestige and pleasure couldn't quench his thirst! Solomon had it all! He did it all! And like some of you . . . his pockets were full but his life was empty.
Now . . . the first thing we find about Solomon's Quest for the Best was . . .
(1) WHAT HE TRIED FOR CONTENTMENT. He tried Education! Ecc 1.17, ''And I set my heart to know wisdom . . .'' Solomon tried to educate his way to contentment. But he learned that knowledge in your head without God in your heart is just brilliant foolishness.
He tried Entertainment! Ecc 2.2, ''I said of laughter, ''It is madness.'' Solomon tried to grab all the gusto that he could! He thought if he had enough excitement in his life . . . that somehow that would bring contentment to his life.
Ecc 2.3, ''I searched in my heart how to gratify my flesh with wine ..'' But he learned that ''Wine is a mocker, Intoxicating drink arouses brawling, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise'' (Pv. 20.1). Education .. Entertainment .. He tried Extravagance. Ecc 2.4-7, ''I made my works great, I built myself houses, and planted myself vineyards. I made myself gardens and orchards, and I pla ...
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