Day 204: Prov 33:33 - Ecc 2:26

I have to admit that I'm not sure I've ever actually read and payed attention to the book of Ecclesiastes, but it already feels like it's going to be more difficult to read than the book of Job. But regardless of how depressing this book may seem. There's still a wealth of truth and wisdom that we can glean from it. So many of us, Christian and lost alike, seem to waste so much of our lives trying to save up for things that will only last for a short while. The writer of this book refers to nearly every single human effort to succeed and get ahead in life as vanity and vexation of spirit. The Message paraphrase of the Bible calls this smoke and spitting into the wind. We serve a God Who wants to bless us with good lives and wealth and riches, but if those are the only reasons we're living this life, we are wasting our time. We're not called to this life so we can get all we can and can all we get. We're called to bring glory and honor to our Father in Heaven. Everything around us will disappear and fall apart, but the treasures that we build up in Heaven will last forever.

- Lord, help me not to waste my life storing up earthly treasures that will never last. Instead of focusing on buying more stuff and making more money, help me to remember that my focus needs to be on helping more people come to know You and bringing more into Your Kingdom each and every day. -