Category Archives: dependence upon God
mystery and joy
LET GOD SORT IT OUT Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 14 Here’s another example of impermanence reigning in the land: that there are righteous people who get what the wicked deserve, and there are wicked people who get what the righteous deserve. I … Continue reading
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look longer
ARE YOU SEEING THE WHOLE PICTURE? Ecclesiastes 8:10-13 10 Then I noticed what happens when the wicked are buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place and had been praised in the city where they had … Continue reading
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shadow life
ME AND MY… Ecclesiastes 6:10-12 10 Whatever has come to be was already decided, and it is known what a man will be, and that he is not able to argue that point with the one stronger than he is. … Continue reading
the wandering appetite
HUNGRY? Ecclesiastes 6:7-9 7 Anything a man works for gets eaten, yet his appetite remains unsatisfied. 8 Because what advantage does the wise man have over the stupid one? And what does the poor man get for knowing how to … Continue reading
retirement as a fix
WHAT ARE YOU REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO? Ecclesiastes 4:7-8 7 Once again I concluded that impermanence is under the sun: 8 one man can have no other dependent, neither a son nor a brother, but still work without ever resting, … Continue reading
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testing time
Ecclesiastes 3:16-19 16 Again, I saw under the sun that in the place where justice was expected, there was wickedness, and in the place where righteousness was expected, there was wickedness. 17 I said in my heart, God will judge … Continue reading
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the illusion of permanence
HOW BALANCED IS YOUR LIFE? Ecclesiastes 3:9-11 9 What payoff does the worker get from his work? 10 I have seen the responsibility that God has given to the children of Adam to be busy with. 11 He has made … Continue reading
temporary advantage
SOMETHING’S COMING THAT YOU CANNOT CONTROL Ecclesiastes 2:13-16 13 And I realized that there is an advantage in being wise over being a fool, just like there is an advantage in being in the light over being in darkness. 14 … Continue reading
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lots of aggravation
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING SO HARD FOR? Ecclesiastes 1:16-18 16 I said in my heart, “I have become great, increasing my wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has experienced tremendous wisdom and knowledge.” 17 … Continue reading
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last miracle
HOW WILL YOU DIE? Mark 15:34-36 34 Then at the ninth hour Jesus cried in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”[1] which means, “My God, my God, why have you given up on me?”[2] 35 And some of the … Continue reading
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