After the book of Job, Psalms and Proverbs, we find ourselves looking at all that is "meaningless". Or, to be specific, a book whose author may have been Solomon - the wisest man who ever lived! If he is not the author, some of the references are really goofy. That being said, the first verses set the stage for the rest of the book - Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 - "1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
Well, there! The first two chapters solidify the thought. It isn't until we get to chapter 3 that we find some real "meaning". 3:1 - "There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens...."
In what season do you find yourself? Take a deep breath and look at the "seasons" the author enumerates. No matter what "season" you find yourself experiencing, just keep in mind there is one more "season". Ecclesiastes 3:17 - "17 I said to myself,
“God will bring into judgment
both the righteous and the wicked,
for there will be a time for every activity,
a time to judge every deed.”
I ask myself each day - am I ready for the judgment day? When I answer, I know what I must do that day. May God bring you the comfort of knowing your hope is in Him.