TREADMILL
In bad weather I get my exercise on a treadmill. But it's so boring! When the odometer says I've walked a mile, I've actually gone nowhere.Life without God is like being on a treadmill. Generations come and generations go (Eccl. 1:4). The sun rises and sets day after day, year after year (v.5). The wind follows a repetitive course as it blows and swirls over the earth (v.6). Rivers flow into the sea, but it is never full (v.7). Like these natural phenomena, life is always moving but never arriving, always encountering changes but never finding anything really new. Then comes death. People without God are without hope and know they will soon be forgotten. What is dismal prospect!
How different for those who know God! Yes, they to sometimes experience routine, monotony, and difficulty, but instead of being on a treadmill they are on a journey. That's how Ernest Pike, an 83-year old friend of mine, viewed his life. Shortly before he died, he greeted me with a smile and said, "All my Christian life I've bee preparing for heaven. Now I'm about to go there."
You too can have that hope. Admit you are sinner. Receive Jesus as your Savior. He'll transform your life from a monotonous treadmill into a meaningful journey. ---HVL
If we commit ourselves to Christ
And follow in His way,
He'll give us life that satisfies
With purpose for each day. ---Sper
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READ: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
READ: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
The path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. --- Proverbs 4:18