RPG Teenz
WOULD YOU WANT SOLOMON’S LIFE?
AUG 22
Ecclesiastes 2
Memorise Ecclesiastes 2:11 "whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them"
WOULD YOU WANT SOLOMON’S LIFE?
Solomon was the wisest man ever to have lived on this earth. He was also extremely rich. He had families of servants working for him, choirs and bands giving constant live entertainment in court, and he had all sorts of luxuries that money can buy, such that he was the greatest man in all of Jerusalem. On top of that, he was also a king, and would have the power and authority to do anything and everything that his heart desired. In fact, that is exactly what he did – for "whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour" (Ecclesiastes 2:10). Basically there were no restrictions and boundaries to hold him back. Everything he wanted to do, he did. Anything which he saw that he liked, he got it. He was able to indulge in every pleasure that life can offer. We read of such a life, and think wow! He must be the happiest man in the whole world! He seemed to have everything going for him, and no restrictions to hold him back. The world was at his feet, and he had the youth, intelligence and vigour to enjoy it all. Are we envious? Do we too desire such wealth, power and freedom? These are exactly the things that the world desires, and sadly the Christian too is often sucked in by it.
Yet as we read on, he says that "I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and labour that I had laboured to do: and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 2:11). How sad! He looked at all that he had, and all that he had done, and he realized that it was all vanity – empty, futile, meaningless! We must understand that the reason why Solomon recorded all this for us was not to show off, but so that we can look back at his life and learn from his life and not repeat the same mistakes. Solomon, with all his achievements and privileges, asks us to take his word for it, and sincerely believe and realize that all these trappings of the world will never bring true joy, but only sorrow, grief, and vexation of the spirit. All these things bring no profit, no gain, for they are done apart from God. If we do not bring God into the picture, but go our own way and try to find joy in this life, it can only end in sorrow and misery. Dear Teen, do you envy the life of Solomon? Do you seek after the joys of this world, or do you seek after the joys of God and heaven?
Thought: Only in the presence of God is there fullness of joy.
Prayer: Lord, help me to find pleasure, joy and contentment in You.
Posted in Teens RPG
Ecclesiastes 2
Memorise Ecclesiastes 2:11 "whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them"
WOULD YOU WANT SOLOMON’S LIFE?
Solomon was the wisest man ever to have lived on this earth. He was also extremely rich. He had families of servants working for him, choirs and bands giving constant live entertainment in court, and he had all sorts of luxuries that money can buy, such that he was the greatest man in all of Jerusalem. On top of that, he was also a king, and would have the power and authority to do anything and everything that his heart desired. In fact, that is exactly what he did – for "whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour" (Ecclesiastes 2:10). Basically there were no restrictions and boundaries to hold him back. Everything he wanted to do, he did. Anything which he saw that he liked, he got it. He was able to indulge in every pleasure that life can offer. We read of such a life, and think wow! He must be the happiest man in the whole world! He seemed to have everything going for him, and no restrictions to hold him back. The world was at his feet, and he had the youth, intelligence and vigour to enjoy it all. Are we envious? Do we too desire such wealth, power and freedom? These are exactly the things that the world desires, and sadly the Christian too is often sucked in by it.
Yet as we read on, he says that "I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and labour that I had laboured to do: and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 2:11). How sad! He looked at all that he had, and all that he had done, and he realized that it was all vanity – empty, futile, meaningless! We must understand that the reason why Solomon recorded all this for us was not to show off, but so that we can look back at his life and learn from his life and not repeat the same mistakes. Solomon, with all his achievements and privileges, asks us to take his word for it, and sincerely believe and realize that all these trappings of the world will never bring true joy, but only sorrow, grief, and vexation of the spirit. All these things bring no profit, no gain, for they are done apart from God. If we do not bring God into the picture, but go our own way and try to find joy in this life, it can only end in sorrow and misery. Dear Teen, do you envy the life of Solomon? Do you seek after the joys of this world, or do you seek after the joys of God and heaven?
Thought: Only in the presence of God is there fullness of joy.
Prayer: Lord, help me to find pleasure, joy and contentment in You.
Posted in Teens RPG