This also, I saw, is from the hand of God; for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment? (Ecclesiastes 2:24b-25 RSV)
Ray Stedman comments, in a message, “Life in the Fast Lane”
That is his second declaration, and that is the true message of this book. Enjoyment is a gift of God. There is nothing in possessions, in material goods, in money, there is nothing in man himself that can enable him to keep enjoying the things he does. But it is possible to have enjoyment all your life if you take it from the hand of God. It is given to those who please God. Verse 26:
For to the man who pleases him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; (Ecclesiastes 2:26a RSV)
Wisdom and knowledge have been mentioned before as things you can get from “under the sun,” but they will not continue…
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