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Ecclesiastes 2:24
Excerpted from: Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (Part 2)You just saw before this he said that all of his labor was nothing but frustration. Now he has a little bit different tune. He is beginning to introduce the positive side of the book of Ecclesiastes. He has painted so far a very dismal picture of life. Now a change begins because he has presented the worst part of his essay.
God intends that we receive enjoyment, fulfillment, good education, positive things from the work that we do. This is from the hand of God. God's intention is that we do receive good things, but remember, Solomon was making his judgments here in the first two chapters based upon things that are under the sun apart from God.
What he is beginning to say is life begins to flesh out, life begins to have meaning, life begins to have fulfillment (the right kind), life begins to have its enjoyment, its right kind of pleasure, its right kind of balance whenever the person is connected to God.
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Excerpted from: God's Promise of RestWhat do we have for all this toil in this world, Solomon says. And hold on to this: he says, "all of our days are sorrowful, our work is burdensome, and we will find no rest, not even in the night." Under the sun, that is the key phrase here, here on earth, we find nothing but sorrow, burdensome work, and no rest. Are we struggling, brethren, to find rest, struggling to even sleep at night? Solomon in his wisdom could see the vanity of everything under the sun, everything without God in focus. No matter how hard we work, all material achievements are nothing but vanity. The fruit of physical labor does not fulfill God's purpose for man, but it does bring a very valuable lesson each and every day. When we combine our hard work with a relationship with God, we can achieve growth in character.
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