All Is Vanity
In April 2017, I watched most of a
pre-Masters Tournament show featuring clips of an interview between Jim
Nance and Arnold Palmer the last time Palmer was at the
Masters. With the passing of Arnold Palmer the previous
September, CBS and the Masters Tournament paid tribute to Palmer
through several venues during the 2017 Masters
Tournament. Accolades and praises were directed towards Palmer
for all his lifetime
accomplishments, especially in the PGA arena.
Unfortunately, for all the decades I
was familiar with Arnold Palmer, I don’t recall ever hearing him
acknowledge a personal belief in or a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ. If he didn’t, then the words “All is vanity” which
King Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes is ringing true for
Palmer. For all the green jackets and PGA tournaments Palmer
won, not to mention the millions upon millions of dollars he earned
through prize money and endorsements, and the millions he donated to
charity and the building of medical facilities, none of that has a
value in eternity.
As we approach Easter, we are
reminded of the price Jesus paid on the cross of Calvary, and only a
belief in the redemptive work Jesus accomplished that day with His life
is of any value when one breathes his or her last breath on this
earth. That holds true for all of us. So,
regardless of your earthly accomplishments, only a belief in Jesus
Christ will endure beyond this life.
Yes, it’s nice to have fame and
wealth in the here and now, but it’s far, far better to know our debt
has been settled in heaven for eternity. Because an eternity without
God is “Vanity. All is vanity.”
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