Ecclesiastes 2:11 Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had spent in doing it, and again, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
The book of Ecclesiastes is full of a recognition of the wastefulness and the pointlessness of much of what we as human beings spend our time doing and thinking about. All my hands have done and all the toil I've done doing things - all is vanity and a chasing after wind. There is nothing to be gained under the sun. In other words - you can't take it with you.
This is not a call to give it all up and stop working, stop trying to practice good stewardship and build up the gifts that God has given you. It IS, however a call to continually reexamine priorities. We say that you can't take it with you, but do we act as if we believe it? We say that we believe the love of God is the greatest and most important thing in our lives, but would someone looking at your life know you believed that? That's what this is about - checking that you're not chasing after the wind. Chase after something you can catch - the love and grace of God.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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