The book of Ecclesiastes tells us of the futility of a natural life. It pulls back the curtain on deception and keeps us from unreality, showing us how things actually are. The natural world gives us no hope for the future. It shows us that much of what we’re involved in is worthless and futile—apart from a relationship with God. All in the natural world will be lost. Death wipes everything temporal out, bringing it all to nothing. The book begins with, “Worthlessness, worthlessness, all is worthlessness,” and then it describes why. Ecclesiastes is so important in shaping our lives.…