"When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and stars which Thou hast ordained; What is man, that Thou dost take thought of him? And the son of man, that Thou dost care for him?" (Psalm 8:3,4).
Good question! The psalmist pondered man's nature. Of what value is a human being to God? When you compare a human being with the vastness and grandeur of the universe it seems that man is somewhat insignificant. Why are we here? Where are we headed?
People have been pondering such questions for centuries. Many skeptics have tried in vain to find purpose in life apart from God and have always come up with little or nothing. Tolstoy asked, "What is life for? To die?" Woody Allen, with his characteristic wit, said, "Its not that I am afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens...".
Apart from answers that God gives us in His word, life seems futile. One man wrote about his experience in trying to find fulfillment and peace apart from God. Riches, pleasure and wisdom had brought him only shallow happiness that was much too brief and unsatisfactory."So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was grievous to me; because everything is futility and striving after the wind." This is from the pen of Solomon, one of the wealthiest, highly educated and pampered men of history!
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