Ecclesiastes
6-10
This
is a very dark and brooding passage where we find “The Preacher” bitterly
tasting the futility of life.
However, brewing in the middle of this bitter cup is this sweetness;
“Behold I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought
out many devices.” 7:29
We
will never be more than what God made us to be and we can rest in that. When Ecclesiastes urges us to “eat,
drink and be merry” we can, in context of this verse, relish in the simplicity
of that life. In fact, it models
the Lord’s Prayer. God provides us
all we need and as we acknowledge that we live in merriment. This merriment serves as an invitation
to others to Christ.
It
is a sad truth that we “have sought out many devices” to try and be someone who
is more meaningful. You are the
most meaningful you there is.
There has never been, nor is, nor ever will be another you! God made you!!!
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