Vital Signs: Friday, July 25, 2025

True Purpose Found in God

“If men do not find God they have found nothing.” — Charles Spurgeon

“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!” - Ecclesiastes 1:2 NLT

When Solomon says, “Everything is meaningless,” he did not mean that everything in the world is of zero value. Rather, his point is that all human efforts apart from God’s will are meaningless. Solomon had it all, and he had tried everything, but when he left God out of the equation, nothing satisfied him. There is purpose in life, and it is found in knowing God and keeping His commands. That’s why Solomon ends his book this way:

“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.” - Ecclesiastes 12:13