Pastor Nate Brosher
Jan 7, 2024
Are You Chasing the Wind?
Ecclesiastes 3:14-15 NLT
14 And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or
taken from it. God's purpose is that people should fear him. 15 What is
happening now has happened before, and what will happen in the future has
happened before, because God makes the same things happen over and over
again.
Ecclesiastes represents the painful autobiography of Solomon who, for much of his life, squandered God's blessings on his own personal pleasure rather than God's glory. He wrote to warn subsequent generations not to make the same tragic error.
Solomon said, “God makes the same things happen over and over again!”
Life is a big cycle.
Our response determines our cycle of life.
What are we chasing after?
If we are chasing and pursuing after anything but God, we are chasing the wind.
Isaiah 66:12 ESV
12 For thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and
the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse, you
shall be carried upon her hip, and bounced upon her knees.
God gives us peace like a river.
How do we explain peace to someone who is distraught and in pain?
Philippians 4:6-7 NLT
6 Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what
you need and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God's
peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your
hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Don’t worry about anthing!
1 Timothy 6:6-8 ESV
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain, 7 for we brought nothing into
the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. 8 But if we have food
and clothing, with these we will be content.
Godliness – (Reverence, respect towards God) with contentment (a perfect condition of life in which no aid or support is needed) is great gain!
Solomon’s final words
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 NLT
13 That's the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey
his commands, for this is everyone's duty. 14 God will judge us for everything
we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.
Only we can answer the question internally of what we are chasing after or pursuing.