Love God Greatly: EcclesiastesSample

SOAP – Ecclesiastes 5:10-12; Solomon describes his experience with wealth. He states that riches do not fully satisfy and fulfill the desires of man. As our wealth and possessions increase, so does our desire for more. He also states that wealth brings its own anxieties and troubles. He reminds us that riches are perishable and the loss of which can lead to even more anxiety. Money itself is not the evil. It is the gluttonous love of money and the desire for more which causes the anxiety and trouble. When believers place material possessions above our spiritual gifts and eternal inheritance, we will always be left dissatisfied and unfulfilled.