Category Archives: Solomon

those whose time is up

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

DO NOT FLIRT WITH DEATH Ecclesiastes 8:7-9 7 Because he does not know what is yet to come, who can tell him how it will be? 8 No one rules over his own breath, nor rules over the day of … Continue reading →

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made straight

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

GET IT STRAIGHT, WE ARE CROOKED Ecclesiastes 7:27-29 27 Take notice, this is what I found, says the Collector, while adding one thing to another to find how things work- 28 something my soul has searched for consistently, but I … Continue reading →

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snares and nets

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

ESCAPE THE NET Ecclesiastes 7:23-26 23 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will act wisely,” but it was far from me. 24 That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can discover … Continue reading →

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things that people say

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

FORGIVE AND FORGET Ecclesiastes 7:19-22 19 Wisdom makes the wise man more effective than ten rulers who are in a city. 20 Because there is not a righteous man in the land who does good and never sins. 21 Do … Continue reading →

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obsession

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

TOP DOG IS STILL A DOG Ecclesiastes 7:16-18 16 Do not be obsessed with proving yourself more virtuous than anyone else, and do not strive to prove yourself wiser than everyone else. Why should you destroy yourself like that? 17 … Continue reading →

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cockeyed karma

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

WHAT GOES AROUND… Ecclesiastes 7:13-15 13 Watch what God is doing, because who can make straight what he has bent? 14 In those times when you are flourishing — be joyful, but in those times when you face misfortune think … Continue reading →

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frat house and funeral home

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

WHERE ARE THINGS MORE REAL? Ecclesiastes 7:1-4 1 Having a good name is more significant than owning valuable ointment, and the day you die is more significant than the day you are born. 2 It is more significant to go … Continue reading →

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that one place

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

STOP RACING RATS! Ecclesiastes 6:3-6 3 If a man has a hundred children and lives many years, so that the years of his age are many, but his soul is not satisfied with life’s enjoyable things, nor is he properly … Continue reading →

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no victory party

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

COME, LORD JESUS! Ecclesiastes 6:1-2 1 There is something wrong that I have noticed under the sun, and it is such a burden to humanity: 2 God gives a man wealth, property, and the respect of others, so much that … Continue reading →

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acceptance and joy

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

KEY TO HAPPINESS Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 18 Take note of this! I have discovered that the proper and appropriate way to live is to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all your work under the sun. A person only has … Continue reading →

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