Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

In various Bible verses, we read about God’s hands holding us. This is a touching image of God’s care and provision. The image becomes even more powerful when we consider that the hands holding us bear the scars of Jesus’ violent death on the cross on our behalf.

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Ecclesiastes begins with a declaration of "Everything is meaningless!" When the Teacher of Israel begins his writing in this book with a definitive declaration of the utterly futile nature of "everything," it’s not exactly a warm invitation to keep reading. But the Teacher’s exclamation calls men not to despair and dejection, simply sitting and awaiting our own bitter and futile end. Rather, Teacher asks us to examine our lives and times. We still must live and do—but what, where, why, how, and with whom are what we are invited to examine. Written by J.R. Hudberg

God created us to find meaning in our lives. But we live in a broken world where we’re continually frustrated in our search. So, what’s the point of living life? This is the question the Teacher in Ecclesiastes is asking. At first, the message of this wisdom book seems to lead to despair, but in fact points to the hope of life found in God alone.