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| “The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing.” |
| —Ecclesiastes 1:8b |
When things don’t go your way, have you ever cried out in frustration? If so, you are certainly not alone. Even kings sometimes become frustrated with the world around them.
King Solomon cried out in frustration, as recorded in Ecclesiastes 1:1-11:
The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:
“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun? Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises. The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course. All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again.
All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing.
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which one can say, “Look! This is something new”? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time. No one remembers the former generations, and even those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow them.
What does it mean when Solomon says, “The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing”? Doesn’t that indicate that we humans are never satisfied? We always want more. We never reach our capacity. Even if we have everything possible heaped on us, we feel frustrated and disappointed.
But, God is the giver of every gift—every perfect gift. How do we dare not be satisfied with His provision?
As we begin a new day, let’s contemplate King Solomon’s words. Let’s rejoice that whatever we have it has come to us as a precious gift from God. Oh, we may have difficulties in our lives. Our existence may seem almost unbearable at times. But, God has not forsaken us. He is at work in our behalf. Without His loving provision we would be far worse off than we are.
Let’s rest in His unfailing love this day. And, let’s thank Him for His faithfulness. Our lives may not have turned out like we once thought they would. But, we would be in much more dire straights if God were not caring for us in His unique way.
Sometimes life does seem meaningless. But that’s because we still don’t see the end. And, what’s up ahead will tell a tale of ultimate victory. Of that I am absolutely certain.
