Category Archives: Solomon

working smarter

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

ARE YOU WAILING AWAY WITH A BLUNT AXE? Ecclesiastes 10:8-10 8 A person digging a pit may end up falling into it, and a snake might bite someone who breaks through a wall. 9 Someone cutting out stones may get … Continue reading →

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murphy rules

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

WHAT TO DO WHEN IT GOES WRONG Ecclesiastes 10:4-7 4 If the ruler’s spirit turns against you, do not change your position, because calmness can overcome big mistakes. 5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like … Continue reading →

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stupid weighs more

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

DON’T SPOIL IT ALL Ecclesiastes 10:1-3 1 Dead flies make even fragrant oil stink, in the same way, a little stupidity is weightier than wisdom and honour. 2 A wise person’s heart goes this way, but the stupid person’s heart … Continue reading →

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forgotten wisdom

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

WALK WITH WISDOM Ecclesiastes 9:13-18    13 I also came across this wise saying under the sun, and it impressed me.  14 There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded … Continue reading →

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unfair game

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

BEING FIRST TO THE TRAP IS NOT THE GOAL Ecclesiastes 9:11-12 11 I turned to see that the race under this sun does not go to the swift ones, and the battle does not go to the warriors, and neither … Continue reading →

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your reward in life

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

ENGAGE, BUT REMEMBER Ecclesiastes 9:7-10 7 Go on, eat your bread with gladness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; because God has already shown approval of your works. 8 Let your clothes stay white all the time, and … Continue reading →

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dogs and lions

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

NO HOPE WITHOUT CHRIST Ecclesiastes 9:4-6 4 Because whoever is connected with all the living has hope, because a living dog is better than a dead lion. 5 Because the living ones are aware of the fact that they will … Continue reading →

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the same event

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

DEATH, then WHAT? Ecclesiastes 9:1 1 Because all this I gave to my heart, trying to figure it all out, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether God responds with love … Continue reading →

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mystery and joy

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

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

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

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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