Ecclessiastes 12:13-14 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. Most people like Cliff Notes and their variousContinue reading “Summary Statements”
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Death Perspective
Ecclesiastes 7:2 It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart. Sometimes when we look at things in life, they just don’t make sense. We see injustice and scratch our heads inContinue reading “Death Perspective”
What Brings Meaning to Life?
Ecclesiastes 1:2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says he Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” When we look around at what is happening in our country and world, we might be tempted to ask the question, “What does it all mean? Where is this all heading?” Both these questions are great questions that point to ultimate goals andContinue reading “What Brings Meaning to Life?”
15Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 12:1
1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”— We all need a goal in life, a goal worthy of a life. This goal will cost you your life. Everything you have and are willContinue reading “15Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 12:1”
14Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 11:9
9Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you judgment. Here is the bottom line: we will give an account forContinue reading “14Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 11:9”
13Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 10:14b
14bNo one knows what is coming—who can tell him what will happen after him? I love the movie Forest Gump. He seems to stumble into success. He has no idea what will happen next, or why. He just lives life, giving to others, without thought of himself. He survives a hurricane by being fool-hearty. HeContinue reading “13Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 10:14b”
12Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 9:11
11I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all. Sometimes things just don’t seem fare. You would expectContinue reading “12Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 9:11”
11Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 8:11
11When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, the hearts of the people are filled with schemes to do wrong. When I hear about people being on death row for 20 years, I think of this verse. When I hear of TV and internet for prisoners, college education and full healthcare, myContinue reading “11Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 8:11”
10Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 7:29
29This only have I found: God made mankind upright, but men have gone in search of many schemes. The way to find fulfillment is easy and straightforward, and yet most avoid its simple message. We want to discover some new way to be happy, some new way to find peace. So we are constantly tryingContinue reading “10Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 7:29”
9Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun. 12Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: that wisdom preserves the life of it possessor. I don’t know about you, but I read these words and thought, “But sometimes you justContinue reading “9Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 7:11-12”
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