WHAT ARE YOU CHASING?

Ecclesiastes 1( HCSB)

Everything is Futile

1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”
3 What does a man gain for all his efforts that he labors at under the sun?  4 A generation goes and a generation comes,
but the earth remains forever. 5 The sun rises and the sun sets; panting, it returns to its place where it rises.
6 Gusting to the south, turning to the north, turning, turning, goes t he wind, and the wind returns in its cycles.
7 All the streams flow to the sea, yet the sea is never full. The streams are flowing to the place, and they flow there again.
8 All things are wearisome; man is unable to speak. The eye is not satisfied by seeing or the ear filled with hearing.
9 What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Can one say about anything, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
11 There is no remembrance of those who came before; and of those who will come after there will also be no remembrance by those who follow them.12 I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I applied my mind to seek and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied.
14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.


Psalm 119


How happy are those whose way is blameless, who live according to the Lord’s instruction!
2 Happy are those who keep His decrees and seek Him with all their heart.
3 They do nothing wrong; they follow His ways.
4 You have commanded that Your precepts be diligently kept.
5 If only my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
6 Then I would not be ashamed when I think about all Your commands.
7 I will praise You with a sincere heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
8 I will keep Your statutes; never abandon me.
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping Your word.
10 I have sought You with all my heart; don’t let me wander from Your commands.
11 I have treasured Your word in my heart so that I may not sin against You.
12 Lord, may You be praised; teach me Your statutes.



As we look into the Word of God today I want you to notice this one thing.  Obedience to the Word of God will always result in a fulfilled life.  That doesn’t mean that you will not have trouble or trials.  It means that you will have true happiness and contentment.  The principle we see over and over again in scripture is that Obedience always brings blessing and disobedience always brings consequences.

Today's challenge:  Be in the Word.  Learn His statutes and align yourself to receive blessings rather than consequences!