God doesn't mind legitimate pleasure.

The problem is when we look to life to give meaning.

Dr. Tony Evans says even life's greatest pleasures don't bring real satisfaction if they lack one vital ingredient.

The question is, is God included in your fund? Or are you looking to it to do something it was never constructed to be able to do?

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

The world says work hard enough and you can have everything life has to offer. But Dr. Evan says there's a catch.

The one thing life can't offer is real life itself. We'll hear about a man who learned that

lesson the hard way as we begin today's lesson. Solomon the king presents himself as a philosopher,

or as he calls it the preacher.

He is telling us about life in a book called Ecclesiastes.

This theme has been pointed out, Vanity of Vanities.

Chapter 1, verse 2 says, or Vanity of Vanity of Vanities, all is vanity.

Vanity means emptiness, without purpose or meaning. Please notice in chapter two,

he says, verse three, I explored with my mind. Verse four, I enlarge my works. Verse five,

I made my gardens and parks. Verse six, I made ponds of water. Verse seven, I brought male and female slaves.

Verse eight, I collected for myself silver and gold.

What's the key word?

Aye.

Let me tell you about me.

Ah, ah, this is what I did.

He goes on this litany of explanation of his dive

into having it all.

...