Today’s Word
The “I” in the Sky
I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility. Ecclesiastes 2:1 NASB I said to myself – The world is filled with people who have reached the end of their ropes. They find life pointless or worse. They manage a day at a…
Anti-Ecclesiastes
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; Philippians 1:27 NASB Striving – Koheleth, the Teacher,…
Heart-Less
And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 1:16 NJPS Mind – When were you last in the Garden, standing in front of that Tree? You know, the one that promises knowledge, that tempts you to think you can…
401(k)
What real value is there for a man in all the gains he makes beneath the sun? Ecclesiastes 1:3 NJPS Value – What’s the point of life? That’s the Teacher’s question. If all of life is nothing more than a test for righteousness, why doesn’t the all-knowing God simply scoop up those who will prove…
Out of Character
Now, I find woman more bitter than death; she is all traps, her hands are fetters and her heart is snares. He who is pleasing to God escapes her, and he who is displeasing is caught by her. Ecclesiastes 7:26 NJPS More bitter than death – This is the only verse in the Bible that…
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