Emptiness

Today’s Passage – Ecclesiastes 1 – 6

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. (Ecclesiastes 1:2)

Just a quick thought from the Word this morning. It is sad when you consider the life of some folks: they pursue everything that this life has to offer; but never find fulfillment; never find true happiness. Solomon discovered that all the wealth, wisdom, and pleasure that this world can give you will still leave you empty if you do not have a relationship with God. Fulfilling God’s will for your life is the only way that you can live your life with meaning and purpose. It is the only way that you can finish the game with something that you can keep. Everything else is vanity, emptiness.

Is your life empty of purpose, meaning? Then go to God and find out how you can have a purpose; something that will truly satisfy your desire to have your life mean something.

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Phil Erickson

Pastor Phil Erickson has been the pastor of Jersey Shore Baptist Church since 2002. Having grown up in Ocean County, Pastor Phil has always had a burden for the south Jersey area. After graduating from Bible College in Longview, Texas, he and his family moved to Galloway Township with the vision of digging in and serving the Lord and the people of Atlantic County. Pastor Phil and Cindy Erickson have been married for 34 years, and have four children and eight grandchildren. His oldest son, Phil Jr., and wife, Katelyn, are serving the Lord at a church in Paradise, TX. His oldest daughter, Melissa, is married to Wesley Clayton who is in the Air Force and is currently stationed in South Carolina. Samantha, his third child is married to Justin Mears and they are both serving the Lord here at the church in Galloway. Hannah is the youngest and is a sophomore at Vision Baptist College while also serving the Lord at Jersey Shore Baptist Church.