VANITY UPON VANITY
MEANING OF VANITY
The word “Vanity” has been defined as the quality or fact of being vain, futile, meaningless and worthless.
EVERYTHING IS VANITY WITHOUT GOD
A lot of people have refused to understand that God has never lied to us, and that all His prophecies in the Holy Bible are coming to pass, each and every day. Just as it is written, in the book of Ecclesiastes 1:2-3: “what profit hath a man, of all his labour which he taketh under the sun, and lost his soul?, vanity of vanity, all is vanity, says the Preacher”. This passage of the Holy Bible, makes me worry about why we are not working according to God’s directions, as well as putting God first in everything we do, knowing that it is only by His grace that we are able to do those things.
The world is a market place, where people come, sell their goods and return back. Some people are opportune to sell their goods, while some on the other hand returned without finishing their sales and some others, return without selling at all. Now, those that were able to showcase and sell their products to some extent did so only by the grace of the Almighty God.
Nowadays, people in top positions, who were supposed to represent the people who sent them to those positions, are now using that capacity to oppress people around them. Some of them, out of their selfishness and greed, embezzled resources meant for the poor masses, the less privilege, the most wretched of the earth, the voiceless and people with disabilities. All these are summed up to mean only one thing, “vanity”.
Of what importance is all the wealth to which you have acquired, if you don’t use it to affect the lives of people around you? Of what importance are all the mansions to which you have built in different places, when you only sleep in a single room at a time? Of what importance are all those stolen billions in your bank account, when people around you are in abject penury? Of what importance are all those expensive cars, when you can only drive one at a time? Everything is vanity!
The true condition of the entire human life on earth without God can only be summed up in one word, VANITY. King Solomon had everything he wanted, including wisdom and riches, but when he analyzed and pondered on the human existence, he concluded that all the things in human life are vanity– they are like pursuing after shadows and chasing after wind.
THE PATH TO ETERNAL LIFE
Take some time to think about your own situation, if you are really pleasing God in your day to day activities. How do you want to spend your moments on earth? Do you want to spend those moments in the manner that will please God? Therefore, pray to God and ask for forgiveness. Accept JESUS CHRIST as your personal Lord and Saviour and forsake all your sins.
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled upon, by people. You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden. People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honour to your father, who is in heaven.
Always be a helping hand to others; show some kindness without expecting rewards in return from those you help, because, helping the needy is doing it for God himself in disguise.
Love God Almighty in obedience, and love your neighbours even if they do not deserve it.
Try as much as you can, to be merciful to others, for you shall obtain mercy from God. Be a peacemaker, for you shall be called a child of God. Have a pure heart, for you shall see God. Be the meek for you shall inherit the earth. Let people persecute you for your righteousness and good deeds, for the kingdom of God is for you.
CONCLUSION
Are you reading and digesting this Ubong Ikon’s Article? Has it been able to highlight those areas of errors in humanity, and affect your life positively? If you have decided to follow “the path to eternal life”, “the path to pleasing God”, then rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.
Thank you all and God bless you.