The Vanity of Life Under the Sun Without the Son, Pt. 4Despair to JoyEcclesiastes 2:2-26 | King’s Chapel Live StreamWhat happens when even wisdom cannot protect you from death? When hard work does not guarantee lasting reward? When both the wise and the fool share the same fate?In Ecclesiastes 2, Solomon reflects on the limits of wisdom, achievement, and effort. He admits that wisdom is better than folly and light is better than darkness. Yet even the wise are forgotten. Even the diligent lose what they have built. Even the careful planner cannot escape death. The result is heartbreak and despair under the sun.This message wrestles honestly with the futility of life when viewed apart from God. The Preacher confesses that he gave his heart to despair over all his labor. Many of us know that feeling. We work, strive, build, and pursue, yet still sense something slipping through our fingers.But Ecclesiastes does not end in despair. It shifts toward gift. Life, food, work, joy, and satisfaction are not things we manufacture. They are gifts from the hand of God. When life is received from the Son rather than chased under the sun, everything changes.Even the longing expressed in songs like Roll Away Your Stone echoes this reality. We try to fill the fragile places in our souls with things that cannot hold. Yet grace welcomes us again and again. It is not the long walk home that changes the heart. It is the welcome we receive.If you have felt the weight of futility or questioned whether your work really matters, this message invites you to stop striving for control and begin receiving life as a gift from God.Connect with King's Chapel in Longwood, FL - ▶️ www.kingschapelfl.com▶️ https://www.facebook.com/KingsChapelfl▶️ https://www.instagram.com/kingschapelfl/For the GLORY of our Great GodFor the GOOD of our NeighborEcclesiastes 2 sermon, futility of life Bible, meaning of work sermon, despair and hope Ecclesiastes, King’s Chapel Longwood FL, life as a gift from God, wisdom and death sermon, biblical view of success and failure