Jim Carrey, Pink Floyd, Solomon, & the GospelSample

Pink Floyd & the Hand of God

When reading Ecclesiastes, we have to read it while thinking about the concept of time. As Pink Floyd reminds us in their classic song “Time”:

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it’s sinking. Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older. Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.

One day we will all die and all that we have toiled for will go to someone else. We were made for eternity, but we are temporary.

But God can give temporary things meaning.

Unlike Solomon’s previous conclusion, knowledge is actually good. So is pleasure. Possessions are good. And popularity or a solid reputation is good. But all of these temporary things are meaningless to eternal beings apart from God.

From the hand of God we can enjoy His creation in context. We can see that everything has its place in time, and we can trust Him with our eternal destiny and to reconcile the injustice and the evil in the world. We can rest in His goodness and enjoy the life He has given us.

So what does this have to do with the Gospel? We are made for eternity, but the evil inside of us separates us from God and from truly experiencing satisfaction. However, through depending on God we can enjoy Him and His good world.

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• How have you experienced true joy and satisfaction (with knowledge, pleasure, possessions, or popularity/reputation) through following God?