Ecclesiastes 6:1. “There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:”
COMMON AMONG MEN.
It shines with the brightness of all earth behind its burnished glow. It glitters and entices young and old alike – continually. It tempts and tempts again – day after day – it won’t quit. It glows behind eyes that are hard shut because they have seen it before. No rest it gives. No satisfaction. No fulfillment. No life. No joy. No happiness. It starts when we are young. It claims the mind of the student and scholar. It manipulates the forces of business and commerce. It moves the powers of government and religions to war. It has no ability to give peace of any kind. It captures and controls the mind. It is ceaseless in its endeavors. Its restless power never sleeps. Everywhere, Everything, Everyone, Everyday, Is influenced by its power. Is challenged by its worth to get more. It makes all to be perpetually dissatisfied and reach out farther than they should. Homes break up over it, children are taken away from parents because of it. Families separate over it because of its insatiable power over the mind. No matter how much you get of it, you want more. It promises answers and creates more problems. It promises happiness and creates bitterness. It promises a bright future and leaves darkness. Whether poor or the rich – they want more. Whether young or old – most never have enough. Lottery, Bingo, Poker, Keno, and Casinos all give bright hopes. And they all fail, because the heart of man is never satisfied. Investments, stocks, inventions, robberies are all done for this. It is an evil that is common among men. It is an evil disease. It is vanity!
“O God of all needed provision and Supplier of every good and perfect gift. Preserve me from the terrible bonds of covetousness. Whether it is money or fulfillment or whatever possibilities might lie before me – ‘Preserve me, O God, for in Thee do I put my trust.’ In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”