Ecclesiastes 1:1-8 – “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.  ² Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.  ³ What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?  ⁴ A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.  ⁵ The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.  ⁶ The wind blows to the south and goes around to the north; around and around goes the wind, and on its circuits, the wind returns.  ⁷ All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again.  ⁸ All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.”

As I read, prayed, and pondered the Word of God today, the thought of “Life” became my focus.   Life?  Yes, both the daily routine and that which is unseen and eternal.

Many live in the mundane sameness of a routine that has become who they are.   Ecclesiastes 1:1-8 speaks to the routine of life.   In verses 4-7, there is the description of the perpetual routine of day after day.   The sun comes up and goes down day after day.   There is “Sameness.”   The wind blows, goes, and returns.   Life is marked by “Sameness.”   The rivers run into the sea, but the sea is not full, and the water returns to do it again.  

Day after day, the routine, grind, and rat race continues.   If that defines us, we lose focus on the eternal and the potential beyond our routine ruts.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 is incredible.  “The thing that has been is that which shall be; AND that which has been done is that which shall be done; AND there is nothing new under the sun.”

That can mean the inevitably of mundane sameness, or it can be seen as an inspirational invitation into the endlessness of newness in God.  It can be the inspiration to dream spiritual dreams and achieve eternal visions.

In life, walking alone invites the temptation to become stuck in the ruts of life.  Partners, whether husband and wife or co-laborers, can open the door to move us off high center and being stuck in the mundane.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 should be memorized and kept before our consciousness all the time.  There is Strength in tandem.  Encouragement, inspiration, challenge, and help come from a partner who also seeks God’s best.

The enemy cannot easily defeat a tandem.  A threefold cord is not easily or quickly broken.  Wait!   A tandem is two, not three, right?  Yes, but Jesus said that where 2 or 3 were gathered in His name, He is there too.  So, in Christ 2, become three.  He multiples us.

Jesus sent them out in tandem.  The principle is everywhere.   Don’t be an island.   Open yourself to the dangers and joys of partnership in God.

We are more than conquerors because of what Jesus did and God’s words.  The only thing lacking is to believe and receive that position and condition.   Today is your day of greater victory.  Receive it.

Have a victorious day as a member of the Body of Christ, and be Victorious in Jesus!