There are five major themes Solomon presents to us in the book of Ecclesiastes:

Searching - People are still searching. Yet the more we try to get, the more we realize how little we really have. No pleasure or happiness is possible without God. Without Him, satisfaction is a lost search. Above everything, we should strive to know and love God. He gives wisdom, knowledge and joy.

Emptiness - The search for pleasure, wealth and success is ultimately disappointing. The cure for emptiness is to focus on God. His love can also fill the emptiness of human experience. Fear God throughout your life and fill your life with serving God and others rather than with selfish pleasures.

Work - Without God, there is no lasting reward or benefit in hard work. Work done with the hard attitude will leave us empty, but work accepted as an assignment from God can be seen as a gift. Examine what you expect from your efforts. God gives you abilities and opportunities to work so you can use your time as well.

Death - Because life is short, we need wisdom that is greater than this world can offer. We need the words of God. If we listen to Him, His wisdom spares us the bitterness of futile human experience and gives us a hope that goes beyond death.

Wisdom - Human wisdom doesn't contain all the answers. Knowledge and education have their limits. To understand life, we need the wisdom that can be found only in God's Word to us-the Bible. When we realize that God will evaluate all that we do, we should learn to live wisely, remembering that He is present each day and learn to obey His guidelines for living. In order to have God's wisdom, we must first get to know and honor Him.