NAKED AND EMPTY!

 Job 1:21 CSB

saying: Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.


When is humanity going to learn that everything in life has an expiration date? Everything that has a beginning must have an ending. As Ecclesiastes 3 says, there’s a time for everything. Ecclesiastes 5:15 puts it beautifully: “As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.”

Whenever we lose a loved one, the first thing we think is, where have they headed, at least I do. But nowhere during the mourning do we think of whatever of their earthly things should be buried with them because they need them where they are going. According to Solomon, they are the futility of wealth. Solomon, in all his splendor, makes us understand, as he did in Ecclesiastes 2:23b, that all the trappings of wealth are vanity that we rat race to acquire, only to be left behind finally.

We’ve heard so much about the queen of England’s life, her ethics, both to work and family, her love for God and people, her sunny nature, adventures, and even wealth. But all the power, authority, and influence she had were eventually nothing. As expensive as her funeral and burial were, she had to let go of the symbols of power and authority, laying them on the altar of the King of Kings, the only one with the ultimate power and authority, the Immortal God whom all other powers and authority bow to.

None of us has a choice of the family we are born into, the legacy we are given, the authority we gain, and the influence we exert. But at the final moment, all of these symbols will be left to rot on earth for they have no use in eternity. Our offices, titles, accolades, influence, authority, and wealth will amount to nothing in relation to the supreme being—Elohim, who only gives us standing both in life and death, on earth and in eternity. Without whom life and eternity will be empty. As Solomon declared in Ecclesiastes 1:2: “Meaningless! Meaningless! says the Teacher. Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless." This verse reflects on the emptiness and futility of life without God.

This is a lifetime lesson: Naked and Empty! Being naked and empty in various contexts often symbolizes vulnerability, exposure, and spiritual emptiness. The reward of our endless pursuits and our acquisitions will be left behind someday. This is man’s way of trying their best to fill the vacuum meant for God and eternal pursuit, not taken with us into eternity. They have no eternal value and sustainability.

The dust will return to the earth, declares Ecclesiastes 12:7, and the spirit will return to God who gave it. The removal of these items from the queen indicates that her journey, work, and spirit cease to operate in this realm. Yes, work, as clearly stated in Ecclesiastes 9:7-18, everyone has a God-given work to do on earth. Everyone, looking at the queen’s life, is convinced she finished her work.

So many of us echo Revelation 3:17: "I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing." But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. This highlights spiritual poverty and the need for true spiritual wealth. We must seek God's presence and guidance to find true fulfillment and protection because God has made everything appropriate in its time. Use yours well, and do what you can now, for you came naked and empty, so you can go naked and empty when it’s time, leaving a lasting legacy.

PRAYER: Father, I confess that there are times when I feel empty and unfulfilled. I seek Your presence to fill the voids in my life in Jesus’ name, amen.

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