1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity. A World Without Purpose
Posted on Sun Jan 13 2008 Ecclesiastes 1:2 A World Without Purpose
Thousands of years ago, a great king known as the
wisest man who ever lived stated,"Vanity! Vanity!"
which when we translate gives us "Meaningless!
Meaningless!.. Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless"
(Ecclesiastes 1:2) This was his conclusion after
years of observing man's life. These words and
their sad echo have returned to haunt us nearly
six thousand years later. We face a world that
acts like a spaceship that lost its flight plan. "America lost its edge because it lost its way.
We forgot what we were here for. We talked
about freedom and democracy, but we practice
license and anarchy... As a nation cannot survive
without public virtue, it can't progress without a
common vision.
King Solomon's words contain principles that every
living thing should heed. Where there is no purpose,
there is no self control, no moral conviction and no
ethical boundaries.. This principle is increasingly
evident in both our personal and corporate lives. America spends more money annually on drugs than
on oil. The "Land of the free and the home of the
brave" has become the world's number one addict.
We have lost our long-term vision and our sense of
destiny. Where there is no purpose, no internal reason for
living, no significance in life, the demand for
discipline, commitment, self-control and respect
for authority will gradually diminish until we sit
among our life-long accomplishments and cry with
regret, "Is this all there is?
We must realize that our fulfillment in life is
dependent on discovering, becoming and doing
what we were born to be and do here on earth.
Anything less makes life your enemy and death
your friend.
It is essential, vital, crucial and necessary that
we understand this fundamental principle of purpose
and pursue it with all your heart. For without purpose,
life has no heart, and out of the abundance of the
heart comes all the great issues of life.
Remember, those who don't know where they are
going will probably end up someplace else. That's
why the Holy Spirit inspired Paul to pen these words
to the church at Corinth. "Therefore I do not run like
a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man
beating the air." 1 Corinthians 9:26
Until a purpose is discovered, existence has no
meaning, for purpose is the source of fulfillment.
What is purpose? Everything has a purpose.
Everyone on this planet was born with a purpose.
It is this purpose that is the only source of
meaning. Without purpose, life is an experiment
or haphazard journey that results in frustration,
disappointment and failure. Without purpose, life
is subjective, or it is atrial and error game that is
ruled by environmental influences and circumstances
of the moment. Likewise, in the absence of purpose, time has
no meaning, energy has no reason and life has
no precision. Therefore, it is essential that we
understand and discover our purpose in life so
that we can experience an effective, full and
rewarding life.
Purpose, therefore, is the original intent in the
mind of the creator that motivated him to create
a particular item in the earth as well as the heavens.
More about the nature of purpose will be share in
my next posting. In the mean time reflect on these
passages of scripture and have a blessed and
prosperous new week....
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for
good to them that love God, to them who are
the called according to his purpose. III John 2: " I wish above all things that you
may prosper and be in good health even as your
soul prospers" |
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