VERY WISE
Today's reading:  Ecclesiastes 1-2

"For the greater my wisdom, the greater my grief.  To increase knowledge only increases sorrow."  Ecclesiastes 1:18 NLT

Scholars tell me this book was written by Solomon in his old age.

After he had built an architectural wonder.

After he had made treaties with kings from many nations.

After he had amassed fortunes upon fortunes.

After he had collected quite a harem of wives and concubines.

And he states, after all that, that he is grieved.  Grieved to find out nothing matters, as it says several times in chapters one and two.  Grieved to know if 'this' is all there is, then 'this' is quite lacking.

What's not understood is that during Solomon's constructing, kingdom building, bankrolling and romancing--he had allowed God, the same God who had allowed him to do what he had done, to be pushed to the wayside.

Solomon began, blame is placed in his many wives from many foreign nations, to be put on the back burner and idol worship to consume his heart and mind.

So for him to be a little depressed at the end of his life is understandable.  He had wasted his life if at the end of it, God was not first and foremost.

What about us?  Is how we're choosing to spend our precious minutes going to leave us feeling rewarded at the end of life--or defeated, depressed and desperate?  Are we keeping God at the forefront of our priorities?

Is He getting the best of us--and in turn are we better because of Him?