27/04/2026
MY WAKING THOUGHT
Focus: VANITY OF VANITIES
Anchor Scripture: Genesis 19:27-28
[27] And Abraham g*t up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: [28] and he looked toward S***m and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace (KJV).
The Patriarch, Abraham, must have experienced emotional flooding as he beheld the smoke of the country [S***m and Gomorrah] go up as that of a furnace (Gen 19:28).
At that moment, he must have recalled how that entire region used to be “…well watered… even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar” (Gen 13:10, KJV).
He must have recalled how his nephew, Lot, chose that plain of Jordan. He must have also recalled how the kings of S***m and Gomorrah once offered him a reward for conquering for them some hostile nations that invaded their country.
But under God’s judgment, the Patriarch saw that entire region and its people go up in flame like the smoke of a furnace – and never to be rebuilt. After reviewing all these and more in his mind, the he must have thought to himself, “VANITY OF VANITIES, ALL IS VANITY.”
Even Lot must have thought the same way, too. Though he once thought he had secured for himself and his future generations a good land when he chose that region. This time around, he had to abandon it, and escaped for his life. Indeed, nothing in life lasts forever. Nothing is worth dying for. As the Preacher said, “…vanity of vanities; all is vanity” (Eccl 1:2).
Friends, God is the only reality that is worthy of all devotion and all allegiance. He is the only One worth living for; every other thing is like a vapour that vanishes away. God alone is worth expending our entire life for.
Note: We gain more than we could ever imagine when we live for God and serve Him unreservedly. Apart from Him, everything is meaningless – absolute futility.
As Liz Publika rightly observed, “…no matter how many wonderful material things you may collect in your lifetime, unlike the great pharaohs of Egypt, you will not be taking that stuff with you to the afterlife.”
So, never allow yourself to be dragged or pressured into chasing after “vapours.” Instead, serve God with your entire being; He is the ULTIMATE REALITY.
Image Credit: "Vanitas" by Harmen Steenwijck (1612-1656)
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