Jan. 7, 2025

Day 7 All Alone | Ecclesiastes 4:8

Day 7 All Alone | Ecclesiastes 4:8
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Loneliness touches us all, but what happens when it feels like even your achievements lead to emptiness? Imagine working tirelessly, accumulating wealth, yet finding yourself isolated, asking if any of it truly matters. Join me, Rick, as we explore Ecclesiastes 4:8 and its powerful message about the void that material pursuits can leave in their wake. We'll journey through the story of a man who finds himself questioning the purpose of it all. This passage isn't just an ancient reflection; it's a mirror to our modern struggles with solitude and superficial success.

In today's episode of Wisdom for the Day, we confront the reality of loneliness in a world of broken relationships and fleeting pleasures. By examining the original harmony God intended for us and how sin disrupted it, we uncover how our Creator’s faithfulness provides the companionship we crave. We'll discuss how seeking a deeper relationship with God can fill the voids that wealth and power cannot, reminding us that true fulfillment comes from divine connection. Join the conversation and discover how embracing God's presence can transform our understanding of purpose and guide us through life's challenges with newfound faith and wisdom.

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Welcome to Wisdom for the Day, your daily source for spiritual refreshment and guidance.

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I'm Rick.

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Join me as I dive into God's Word to find clarity and strength for life's challenges.

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Let me help you embrace each day with faith and wisdom, ready to feel inspired.

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Let's get started.

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Today is Day 7, all alone.

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Reading from Ecclesiastes, chapter four, verse eight from the New Living Translation.

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This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can.

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But then he asks himself who am I working for?

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Why am I giving up so much pleasure?

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Now?

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It is all so meaningless and depressing.

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Loneliness is something that many people experience today, whether it's from divorce or a broken friendship, traveling for work, serving a prison sentence or something else.

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Loneliness can make life feel empty and pointless.

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Like the writer of Ecclesiastes, we might question our purpose and realize that even the so-called good things in life, like wealth and power or pleasure, can only offer limited satisfaction.

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But it wasn't always this way.

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In the beginning, god saw that Adam needed a companion, so he created Eve, a helper suitable for him Genesis 2.18.

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In the beginning, our relationships with each other and with God were perfect and completely fulfilling.

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When sin entered the world, it brought envy and conflict into human relationships.

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Now, husbands and wives, family members, co-workers and neighbors, people from all walks of life, a lot of times find themselves in tension with each other.

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Building relationships requires risks that weren't part of God's original creation.

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Sin pulls us away from God's voice, and no new human relationship can offer the same dependability as God's unwavering faithfulness.

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God understands our loneliness.

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Despite our unfaithfulness, he promises to protect and to help and secure us from the harm of sin.

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Are you seeking the Savior's companionship today, father God, when we are lonely, let us seek your presence through Jesus Christ.

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Remind us that when you are with us, we're never alone, amen.

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Well, that's all for today, but I'll be back tomorrow with more of God's Word.

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The executive producer for Wisdom of the Day is Kimmy Shirley.

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Quality control engineer is Yelena McClellan.

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Intro and outro music by Weston McCurry Until tomorrow, I'm Rick.

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I love you, see ya.