Sermon Cloud

Occupied with the Gladness of our Hearts

Ecclesiastes 5:18-20

The Reality: The World "Under the Sun"      Ecclesiastes (Selected Passages)

Injustice – and other grievous evils

Futility – the frustrations and obstacles in life

Emptiness – the seeming meaninglessness of life

The Recognition: "a Good and Fitting" thing     Ecclesiastes 5:18

To enjoy God's sustaining of life

To even enjoy our labors and toils

To see both as a gift from God

The Result: The power to receive and rejoice     Ecclesiastes 5:19

The Reward: To not even consider the days of our life     Ecclesiastes 5:20

To not recall the past with despair

To not fear the future

To enjoy all the good things God has given us