God's wisdom will enable us to carefully discern the varied seasons he has brought into our lives and to respond to each one prudently and faithfully.

God appoints every season of our lives. Rather than fighting against them, wisdom receives each season from His hand, enjoys His gifts within it, and faithfully does the work He gives.

We can find enjoyment in this world of futility and injustice by accepting the limitations God has set upon this life. Embrace the simple goods God gives you, find satisfaction in your work as unto the Lord, and trust Him to set all things in order in the appointed time. Above all, live in relationship with Him.

A life of wisdom and hard work appears better than a life of foolish waste, yet the same suffering, sorrow, toil, and death happen to everyone alike. This makes life under the sun bitter and seemingly unjust. The gospel answers this despair by promising a final judgment that gives eternal meaning to our labor and a grace-given inheritance for all who belong to Christ.

If we make pleasure and the pursuit of happiness the goal of our lives, we will find only emptiness. True and lasting joy is found as a byproduct of living to please God rather than ourselves.

A survey of human history, and an observation of the continuous cycles of this world, would lead us to believe that human existence isn't going anywhere. Taken from the perspective of one life or multiple generations, there is much activity, and nothing gained. If we are going to find a satisfying meaning for our existence, we will have to find it "above the sun." This life only has meaning when lived for God's glory and the life to come.

Through his death and resurrection, Jesus is crowned as the victorious and glorious King, worthy of all worship for all eternity.

Jesus, the Lord of Life, Love, Peace, and Joy took up our sorrows, pain, guilt, and curse to graciously restore to his sheep the eternal bliss, honor, and fellowship with God that were lost because of our sin. Hallelujah, what a Savior!

In seasons of discipline, sorrow, and hardship, we can be sustained by meditation upon the unfailing character of our God. Our hope does not rest upon our performance but upon his mercy and grace.

God disciplines his followers for their sin so that they become mature and complete. When we sin, we should humbly turn to God, confess our sin, listen to his rebuke, and embrace whatever discipline results from our failure - confident of his affection for us as his children.