Friday, February 29, 2008

Value of Vexation

"Vanity of vanities; all is vanity.... the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.... I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit" (Ecclesiastes 1:2,8,14).

The world cannot satisfy
With one thing and the next;
The hearing ear and seeing eye
Shall only be more vexed.

For God has placed within each heart
A thirst for something more
Than what this world can impart
That we cannot ignore.

Ah! What a brilliant strategy!
God fills us with vexation
That we may turn from vanity,
And long for His salvation.

How sweet our satisfaction,
How great is our reward,
When we find our attraction
In Jesus Christ our Lord!

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