Ecclesiastes 2:10-11: I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my labor, and this was the reward for all my toil. 11 Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless , a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun”. The word “meaningless” is derived from the Hebrew “Hevel” which translates to “vapor, empty, worthless, nothing”. Its used 38x throughout the book. The key word is “under the sun”.

Ecclesiastes 3:11: …He has also set eternity in the human heart. With this awareness of eternity comes a hope that we can one day find a fulfillment that this world’s “vanity” cannot provide.

Colossians 3:1-2: Set your heart on things above, where Christ is. Set your minds on things above, not earthly things. The Greek translation is ta ano zeteite…ta ano phronite meaning “striving” and “concentrating”.

Philippians 3:7-10. The NLT version in for verse 7 says “I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done”. He came to this conclusion at initial conversion and even 30 years later. No “good works” will get you to heaven on its own.

Philippians 3:18-20:…Our citizenship is in Heaven. This temporary world will never satisfy. We are made for another world so make it your purpose to strive towards that…only done through Christ, not on your own.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 : Conclusion of the matter, fear God and keep his commandments. Fearing God is not the fear we think, like a terrorizing fear. It is a reverent fear, respecting his power, majesty, and it brings awe. Like looking at a powerful storm from far away or night sky lit up with stars.

John 10:10: Jesus has come to give us life. The chief purpose of life, to have a meaningful and purpose-filled life with real satisfaction comes only from KNOWING Jesus. There is a diff. between knowing about Jesus and actually knowing him.