Ecclesiastes 1:14 (NKJV) 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
As human beings, men and women, we tend to look at things from a human perspective.
We set human goals, have human desires and judge things, and people, by human standards. And with these standards, we gauge success or failure.
Obviously, our natural tendency will be to do this, since we are created from flesh and bone. But, as children of God, we need to learn not to always look at things from a human perspective, but from a spiritual point of view.
Our success and failures should be determined by God’s standards and based on spiritual principles to be measured properly.
A high-paying corporate job, a fancy home, an expensive car, truck or boat, good standing in the community, a retirement fund bulging with cash and other similar things are the normal standard by which we measure success.
But we’re here to tell you today that this is not the way we should view ourselves.
Everything that we amass while we’re here on this earth is of no value when we’re gone, unless it is for the kingdom of God. It is there that we need to be storing up our treasures, in heaven.
King Solomon was the richest man who ever lived. The wealth he possessed would make our modern-day billionaires look like paupers in comparison.
But when Solomon had experienced everything and lived a life of plenty, what did he say?
“All is vanity and grasping for the wind.”
You see, without God we are nothing. We are powerless and our lives hold no real meaning.
God created us and breathed life into us. It is because of Him that we even exist to begin with. So to try to live a life without Him is senseless and fruitless.
Genesis 2:7 (NKJV) 7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
But with Him our lives become new and meaningful and in Him we can do everything!
John 15:5 (NKJV) 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
So let’s let God change our perspective and see things through His eyes and with His mind and His purpose. Then we will begin to see things in a different light and understand things from a new point of view.
And our “successes and failures” will all take on new meaning!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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