Ecclesiastes 1:8
All things are wearisome;
Man is not able to tell it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
The problem with sin is that it is never enough. When you seek after sin and the pleasures for the "eye" and the "ear" you come away only momentarily satisfied. You get a slight "fix" and then within hours, if not minutes, you need more. You are empty as you are being filled. Solomon, in this sweet and glorious adventure of his, shows us all what we have probably already come to know: Only God can satisfy as we search in grace for Him. The journey that is intended to find pleasure on the road of pleasure will only result in a loss of time and energy. Real pleasure is only found in the pursuit of God. Solomon's father, David, knew that when he penned the final words in Psalms 23. After telling us to make God our Shepherd (thus following and pursuing Him), David writes, "surely goodness and mercy will follow us all the days of our lives." His point being the same as what Solomon is teaching us in this book: If we pursue goodness and mercy we will find emptiness. If we pursue God, goodness and mercy will follow (pursue) us. We must be careful to not try to find satisfaction in things that God provides, but rather in the God who provides them. Then, and only then, will we find satisfaction.
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