Satisfied

Ecclesiastes 2:3-11, "I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting my heart with widsom; and to lay hold on folly, til I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth tree: I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me: I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor: and this was my portion of all my labour. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun."

Isn't it interesting how men who know better still feel the need to find out for themselves how bad sin is. Solomon in all his wisdom knew that these things would not satisfy, and yet followed after them. It isn't that he left his God given wisdom behind, through this passage he tells us that his wisdom remained with him. Yet he chose to ignore that wisdom and press on in his pursuit of the flesh. how many times do we do the same. We know that something won't satisfy us, yet we still throw ourselves after the flesh again and again, only to come to the place that we like Solomon say it was all vanity and vexation of spirit.

It doesn't matter if it is wasting your life in wine, or in building great houses, gardens, having servants and possessions, great treasures or exceptional music, there is nothing in this world that will satisfy your flesh. The only thing that satisfies is Jesus Christ, He is wisdom, and He is all we need. It would do us well to be satisfied with Him.