“And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.”
Ecclesiastes 2:12
Sermon notes:
- The purpose of these struggles for the lost, is to magnify helplessness without Christ
- The purpose of these struggles for the saved, to condemn these philosophies because of true hope in Christ
Solomon seeks to work out of the problems of life by himself. He shows that without God, no amount of work can bring meaning out of life without God. Only a walk with God will satisfy, where these infamous alternatives fail:
I. The Struggle in the Exercise of the Will, vv.1-11
II. The Struggle in the Shortcoming of Wisdom, vv.12-17
III. The Struggle in the Unfairness of Worry, vv.18-23
IV. The Struggle in the Selfishness of the World, vv.24-26
- A great existential question that all meaning is measured by: “Will I be missed? Will I be remembered when I’m gone?”
“For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.“
Ecclesiastes 2:16
The wise and the fool both will pass away. There is only One you can trust, who will never forget.
“And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. [the fool]
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. [the wise man]
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”
Luke 23:39-43
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