I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on the human race! Ecclesiastes 1:13
Ancient religious scholars attributed righteousness with a good and prosperous life while death and destruction were the evidence and consequence of sin. This disillusionment created a pessimistic view of God. Life is futile, nothing but a struggle. So what’s the point? Do we have a purpose?
The writer, most likely Solomon, king David’s son, credited with being mankind’s wisest model, realized that awareness through knowledge brings sorrow, yet self indulgence has its own brand of grief. Life is a vicious cycle and then we die. As a result of sin, God did lay a heavy burden on the human race. The hoist from which to escape is faith.
Knowledge is a tremendous and valuable asset, but it is not what pleases God. That is found in faith. Without faith it’s impossible to please God. (Hebrews 11:6)
Love,
Gretchen