Sunday, September 11, 2016

Ecclesiastes 8

Ecclesiastes 8:17
and I saw every work of God, I concluded that man cannot discover the work which has been done under the sun.  Even though man should seek laboriously, he will not discover; and though the wise man should say, "I know," he cannot discover.
Feels kind of frustrating, doesn't it?  No matter how hard we try, we will never get the answers we seek.  If that's the case, why should we keep seeking?  Why live for a goal you know you will never have a chance of reaching?

I think it's partially because, as the old saying goes, it's not about the destination, but the journey.  You'll never know everything, but you'll know more.  You'll learn more about God, about His creation, and about yourself.  That knowledge has value, even if the totality of knowledge will never be yours.

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