The teacher of Ecclesiastes brings us to the final conclusions regarding his look at life. Remember that this book began with the teacher trying to determine what a person gets for all of his efforts in life. What is the gain? What is the advantage? What is the benefit? Do you get the payoff for all that you put into this world? What we have seen throughout our study of this book is that the answer is no. But his conclusions have not been hopelessness and meaninglessness. Rather, the teacher has shown us that there are some benefits in life and you are to enjoy life as God has given it to you. But if you try to make the pursuits of this earthly world your hope, you will feel empty, depressed, and frustrated because God subjected this world to futility so that it will never give back what you are putting into it. This is an important conclusion that I do want to remind us about at this moment. If you feel empty, depressed, or frustrated by life, you are not doing something wrong. God made life work this way so that we would look to him who is the only source of true joy. As you try to find satisfaction in life, you will only find it in God’s hands. So what is the final word from the teacher? What is the end of the matter?

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