As we begin the book of Ecclesiastes we see Solomon recognizing the fragility and the fleetingness of life. "All is vanity, all is vanity.... what has been done now was already done before and it will be done again... it all fades as the leafs... it will be forgotten."
It's like he finally is recognizing the futility of life apart from God. There's no meaning, no purpose, nothing to hold on to, all is at a loss if we spend our life focusing on the earthly... It's kinda a discouraging view to be honest, and that's what Solomon experienced later in his life when his eyes went off Christ to his prosperity and to his pagan gods.
Thankfully when we have Christ, thankfully all is not lost... we are laying up treasures in heaven as we obey and follow God, we are winning souls for the kingdom that we can spend eternity with. All that has pained us and brought confusion in this life will eventually make sense, for God says that "all things work together for good to them that love God and are called according to His purpose." (Rom. 8:28) That's a promise we can cling to. All is not vanity when it is done for the Lord!
Another favorite promise of mine is Ecl. 3:11, "He makes all things beautiful in His time."
Yes, even the painful experiences of life that we've walked through... He is turning those to beauty. Our tears of suffering, of question, of hurt will become crystals of diamonds that will soon turn to joy. He's laid them all up in a bottle. And He will make all things new. Not one painful experience we've walked through in this life will be in vain... someday He will turn our mourning into dancing... and we will say, "Truly, He has made all things beautiful in HIS time!"
I love this promise... things may not be the beautiful picture that you want now... but in His time... He will make all things beautiful... That's God's promise and He can't go back on His Word.
Tomorrow's Reading: Ecl 4-5 and 2 Thes. 3
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