Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity. 9 Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. 10 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. 11 The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. 12 My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. —Ecclesiastes 12:8–14
Life under the sun is
but it does not have to be
.
For most people, life becomes extremely complicated because they do not
As God’s people, you must not make life more complicated than it
How do you make life less complicated? There are two life-altering fundamentals in this text.
1. You must have the right view of God’s
Not all wisdom is
2. You must have the right view of
If Jesus is not your
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, 37 for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” —Matthew 12:36–37
For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, —John 5:22
The judgement that is coming is not a threat to those who are in
We can summarize not only this passage, but the entire message of Ecclesiastes this way:
Life under the sun is complex but it doesn’t have to be complicated if you