Ecclesiastes 1:2-5
What is the main message of Ecclesiastes? I read the book a couple of times and always feel a sense of peace and godly perspective afterwards.
What is the main message of Ecclesiastes? I read the book a couple of times and always feel a sense of peace and godly perspective afterwards.
According to BibleGateway.com, Ecclesiastes shows us in stunning ways that the key to life is not in life itself. Pleasure, materialism, wisdom, and money are all futile and folly. True happiness comes from centering our lives on God, not ourselves. In chapter one verses 1-5 below, King David's son explores the true meaning of life and looks over his life for lasting value. He then concludes, that everything is meaningless. Ecclesiastes is a book about wisdom and to have wisdom, one must have an understanding about the cycle of life as we know it and experience it.
Everything Is Meaningless
Eccl. 1:1-5
These are the words of the Teacher, King David's son who ruled in Jerusalem. "Everything is meaningless," says the Teacher, "completely meaningless! What do people get for all their hard work under the sun? Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes. The sun rises then the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again.
The fact that all is vanity should drive us closer to God and his plan for our lives. Honestly, what Ecclesiastes says is true. We already know everything we work hard for on earth has no place in heaven, only our eternal perspective is what lasts forever.
