New and improved

Ec 1:9 ¶ The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. 11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

It is awesome to think about what Solomon says here, there is nothing new under the sun. At times we are amazed with some new invention that revolutionizes our life and it would seem that this is indeed a new thing, but in reality it is just another way to do the same thing we have always done.

Edison didn't invent light, he didn't even invent the ability to have light at night, any more than the man who made the first candle. The computer you are on right now was just a new way to record information and the printing press was just a faster way to copy letters. All new ways, but the same old things.

The truth is that the old nature of man keeps right on pulling us into the same old sins. There is nothing that has been introduced to our generation that hasn't made sin more accessible and easy. The same old sins keep us bound and we keep looking for new ways to improve the same things we have always done.

The key to life is not finding something new, it is finding something old. To many people are looking for the next big thing in church, or life. They are missing the simple truth that godliness with contentment is great gain. Paul said it well in Php 4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. If we would learn to just abide in Him, instead of running after everything new life would be much better.