There is a purpose to the meaninglessness. God created us with anache for meaning and placed us in a universe where everything ismeaningless so we would understand that the meaning we long foris found in Him alone. - P61
If you look for meaning in the things of thisworld, then sooner or later you will be running on empty. - P61
But whenyour purpose is found in God, you can enjoy Him even in the passingthings of this life. - P61
Father, I confess that I am sometimes puffed up with pride and self-importance. - P61
Humble my heart and help me to see that my life is but a mist. Remindme that only Your kingdom is everlasting. In Jesus‘ name, amen. - P61
17 Then I applied myself to the understanding ofwisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learnedthat this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
17 So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learnedfirsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.
- P63
18 For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; themore knowledge, the more grief.
18 The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increasessorrow. - P63
The Teacher was king over Israel and applied his mind to study all that is doneunder the heavens. He has seen that everything is meaningless, a chasingafter the wind. - P63
He increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled overJerusalem and applied himself to the understanding of wisdom, madness, andfolly. - P63
But he learned that with more knowledge comes more grief. - P63
We live in a time when knowledge and information abound like neverbefore. - P64
At our fingertips and at any moment, we have access to virtuallyanything we want to know, and more of what used to be unknown isbeing discovered every day. - P64
Living in the information age certainly hasits benefits, but as the Teacher realized through his years of learning, theworldly pursuit of knowledge and wisdom cannot bring true satisfaction. - P64
In fact, knowledge can even become a burden as we discover allthat is evil and lacking in this world. - P64
Scientific investigation and philosophical
contemplation will only get us so far. The insights they offerdo not even come close to the spiritual truth found only in God‘s Word. - P64
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