Tag Archives: Ecclesiastes

11The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone? If there was ever a saying that was true for political leaders, this is it! But political leaders are not the only ones who tend to talk too much and listen too little. I remember when I was a small kidContinue reading “8Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 6:11”

20He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart. Wealth can get in the way of real enjoyment. The wealthy expend most of their energy gaining and keeping their wealth, and have little time and energy to just enjoy the simple pleasures in life. They oftenContinue reading “7Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 5:20”

9Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: 10If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Have you ever been working on a project and just needed another hand to make it easier?Continue reading “6Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 4:9-10”

22So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him? There have been several books published lately that give an account of someone who has gone to heaven and returned. I amContinue reading “5Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 3:22”

11He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. It is hard to imagine eternity! Everything in this world has an end, wears out, changes. Nothing here is eternal. All the beauty that weContinue reading “4Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 3:11”

24A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, 25for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment? Do you ever wonder what will happen to all your stuff after you die, all that stuff you workedContinue reading “3Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 2:24-25”

10I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor. Ever wonder what you get for being “good?” The author is trying to find the answer to this question himself. He is on a questContinue reading “2Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 2:10”

14I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. The book of Ecclesiastes was writing by Solomon, King of Israel. He was known as the wisest man of his day. He explores the meaning of life and concludes that everything “under theContinue reading “1Oct 2011 Ecclesiastes 1:14”