In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon said, “what has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor, that knows to walk before the living?”, and in chapter six and verse nine of his book Solomon said, “better is the sight of the eyes than wandering of the desire” where we read,
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire:
This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
The verse reads, “Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire:” Solomon began with the words, “better is the sight” or “to a greater, more pleasant, agreeable and excellent degree exist the vision, spectacle, appearance and comeliness” “of the eyes” which means “belonging to the physical eyes used for vision and sight” “than the wandering” or “compared to the walking, proceeding, departing, moving away and manner of life” “of the desire” which means “pertaining to the appetite, mind, living being, emotion and passion”. Solomon said that which the physical eyes observe is superior to the proceeding toward emotion and passion.
The verse goes on to say, “This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.” Daniel continued with the words, “this is also vanity” or “this, what the eyes see being superior to the passion, exists even so and indeed as vapor, breath and transitory dissatisfaction” “and vexation” which means “and longing, striving and grasping” “of spirit” or “for air or the wind”. Solomon said that which the “eyes” see existing as superior to the emotion and passion is as vapor, transitory dissatisfaction and grasping for the wind.
When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we learn how Solomon noted the way our eyes observe things that end up not living up to what we observed. How many of us have experienced this? It seems like the desire for something is so filled with fantasy, that when that desire is fulfilled, reality sets in and it does not live up to expectations. God knows the temporal nature of things of the world, some would call them “bobbles”, never satisfies the longing of our souls. God saved that place in our hearts for Himself, and when He sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind and raised Him from the dead after three days, He made the way through faith and trust in Him to be forgiven of our sins, granted everlasting life and equipped with His Holy Spirit who will guide us into all truth and help us to be passionate about eternal things which will satisfy and fulfill us for all eternity. (See Matthew 6:19-21)
Next time Solomon shares about, “that which has been is named already”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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