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E must all realize that if it weren't for the fall of our
race in Adam, the troubles we all face wouldn't exist. But, Adam did eat of the forbidden fruit and
our lives, as enchanted as some moments may seem, are truly overrun with
difficulties. It's not pessimism really
to recognize this reality, it's realism (so says the wisest man who ever lived). Thankfully, we have a real Christ too.
But, you and I strive, worry, push, plan, and (sometimes) do
our best to do right and to have a positive impact on our world. Yet, the world spins around and around with
or without our contributions. Men are
born, they live and die. And in every
case, their dreams and their nightmares die with them. It seems awfully futile. And it should. God didn't make us mortal. He made us immortal and we chose mortality
instead. Our mortality is a bane, a part
of the awful curse of sin. If it weren't
for sin, the curse and death, our existence would be infinitely wonderful, and
all things would make sense. In other
words, the meaning of life would be apparent if it weren't for the curse. Of course, the ingredients of life would be
drastically different if it weren't for the fall.
So, Solomon observed the path of the sun across the sky, the
swirling of the wind, the movement of all waters and all the other motions of
our mundane existence and he simply shook his head in dismay. He thought about how he had exerted himself
to accomplish things. He considered also
how men everywhere are always busy going here and there, looking and
listening. He noticed the redundancy of
everything and the forgetfulness of everybody, and again he could only
frown. Why is it that we all have to
strain so very hard when we seem to be pushing against an immovable object
(Ecclesiastes 1:13-14)?
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