The book of Ecclesiastes is like a science experiment. In chapter 2 we see the author testing to see if anything in the world or “under the sun” can bring fulfillment. Things like pleasure (v 1), achievement (v 4), possessions (v 7), sex (v 8), self-indulgence (v 10), wisdom (v 12-16) or despair (v 17-20).
Instead of sinking into nihilism or hedonism like the author of Ecclesiastes, where should we seek our ultimate fulfillment?
Listen as Pastor Jeremy continues our fall sermon series with the message, Ecclesiastes: Accept & Enjoy on Ecclesiastes 2:
- ACCEPT your current portion
- ENJOY your current portion (v. 24-25)
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24 There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God, 25 for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment? ~ Ecclesiastes 2:24-25
“The proper response to life’s limitations is not sulking, but an energetic involvement in one’s present task.” ~ Dr. Craig Lobdell