Ecclesiastes 1:8

"All things are wearisome; man is not able to tell it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor is the ear filled with hearing."All things are wearisome" -But what is true is nature is also true among mankind. "All things are unspeakably tiresome" (Ber). Without God factored in, nature, is routine, if not boring. "Wearisome"-the idea of labor which is exhausting.

"man is not able to tell it" -Man isn't able to explain all things. Life is far more wearisome than man can tell. Solomon is saying, "My examples are just the tip of the iceberg, we could never exhaust this subject."

"eye is not satisfied with seeing" -"Like the ocean our senses are fed and fed, but never filled" (Kidner pp. 25-26).

"Nor is the ear filled with hearing" -the mind is also constantly searching and never finding rest.

Points To Note:

1 While man can see and learn many things, apart from God, his quest for knowledge will always be incomplete. Look at the years that people waste dedicating their lives to the defense and study of some false theory, like Evolution. 2. No matter how much you see or hear---you still won't be satisfied. There is no ultimate experience in this life that will fill you up, so you will be content and satisfied. 3. Here is. warning to all addicts, whether drug, sexual, etc…., you are only setting yourself up for extreme disappointment and frustration. Nothing in this life offers the ultimate "high". 4. The filling of your senses cannot be accomplished!

But Wait. Minute----There Is Something New On The Market!

Someone might respond, "Well other generations couldn't find happiness in things, but they didn't have…….." Each generation seems to think that they have really found the ultimate. The ultimate car, toy, house, gadget, thrill, adventure, etc….How many times do you hear people expressing the sentiment, "How could people in the past be happy without one of our modern conveniences?"