August 29
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ECCLESIASTES 1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
3 What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?
4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.
5 The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.
6 The wind blows to the south and goes around to the north;
around and around goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns.
7 All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full;
to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again. – Ecclesiastes 1:1-7
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ECCLESIASTES 1 A LIFE WITHOUT GOD IS VANITY
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
This world is not where the kingdom of God is
It is only a place where we stopover in our journey
The world and everything that is in it belongs to Satan
Therefore, all physical things cannot be taken to God’s kingdom.
Because of our sinful nature, all of our desires are worldly
Unless we commit to the Lord, everything we do is vanity
Everything we do on earth belongs to the systems of this world
But the Lord love us so he gave us freedom through his word.
Every little or big thing we do in our lives doesn’t really matter
It is all meaningless unless we follow the path to righteousness
Why do we toil so hard just to get our wants and desires met?
That too, is pointless; it doesn’t satisfy us; it still makes our lives empty.
Look at everything around you, is there a meaning to it all?
We toil, we watch the things happen around us, yet we fail
Without divine intervention, we will never understand life’s meaning
But only in God can we appreciate life and recognize his reason for his creation.
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REFLECTION
• Why do you think that life is meaningless without God? Share some experiences that you have encountered that will prove the emptiness of life without God.