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The Good Life
Tim Badal
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
We're in a series titled "The Good Life," looking at this book written by King Solomon at the end of his life. He had an incredible life of prestige, possessions, pleasures and all manner of good fortune. Yet now in his older years, he is asking some of the most fundamental questions we as human beings can ask. "Does it all really matter? Does all the work we do - does our pursuit of getting the most out of life when we get near the day we're departing from life - does it really matter?"
Over and over again we're learning that nothing under the sun really matters if it's done separate from an intimate and loving relationship with our God and His Son Jesus Christ. Since the beginning, God desires you and me to experience the good life that is lived in fellowship with Him. But sadly, too often we are tempted to become distracted, detouring from God's loving plan and purpose for us, finding that we're just living for self. Solomon tells us that after all these years, living for self did not bring the contentment, fulfillment or ultimate satisfaction he was looking for. So he writes this book to those who would come after him, saying, "Listen, you will not find the good life you're looking for in this world. Turn your attention and affections to God and Him alone."
As Jesus also told us, as we seek first Him and His Kingdom, all the other things that matter to us will be added in God's good time and in His good way. As we go through life, we can look through this lens and ask ourselves, "Is God a part of them? Or am I simply on a treadmill, going through the motions of work, marriage, family, hobbies and hardships, but doing all these things apart from God? Am I just busying myself but not really going toward anything truly good?"
Solomon wants us to turn our attention to this moment in our week. For much of Ecclesiastes, he is thinking about the other 167 hours of our week - our work, our sleep, our ti ...
The Good Life
Tim Badal
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
We're in a series titled "The Good Life," looking at this book written by King Solomon at the end of his life. He had an incredible life of prestige, possessions, pleasures and all manner of good fortune. Yet now in his older years, he is asking some of the most fundamental questions we as human beings can ask. "Does it all really matter? Does all the work we do - does our pursuit of getting the most out of life when we get near the day we're departing from life - does it really matter?"
Over and over again we're learning that nothing under the sun really matters if it's done separate from an intimate and loving relationship with our God and His Son Jesus Christ. Since the beginning, God desires you and me to experience the good life that is lived in fellowship with Him. But sadly, too often we are tempted to become distracted, detouring from God's loving plan and purpose for us, finding that we're just living for self. Solomon tells us that after all these years, living for self did not bring the contentment, fulfillment or ultimate satisfaction he was looking for. So he writes this book to those who would come after him, saying, "Listen, you will not find the good life you're looking for in this world. Turn your attention and affections to God and Him alone."
As Jesus also told us, as we seek first Him and His Kingdom, all the other things that matter to us will be added in God's good time and in His good way. As we go through life, we can look through this lens and ask ourselves, "Is God a part of them? Or am I simply on a treadmill, going through the motions of work, marriage, family, hobbies and hardships, but doing all these things apart from God? Am I just busying myself but not really going toward anything truly good?"
Solomon wants us to turn our attention to this moment in our week. For much of Ecclesiastes, he is thinking about the other 167 hours of our week - our work, our sleep, our ti ...
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