Sept.30/09 Wed.: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14, Remember
Remembering ones life and times is put in the context of remembering God and his ways. That makes sense because outside of the Creator, away from the One who made all things and is making all things new there is no point of reference. When times are difficult as they are [...]
Sept. 29/09 Tues.: Ecclesiastes 5:1-20, “Guard your steps”
The teacher tells us to guard our steps when we go to the house of God. That means we are to guard our steps throughout our lives. The house of God is the world, the universe, as is the heart of man by the grace of Christ Jesus. [...]
Sept. 28/09 Mon.: Ecclesiastes 4:1-16, “A cord of three strands”
Here the writer has little hope. He saw the tears of the oppressed and concluded that those yet unborn are blessed. There is much oppression in the world and certainly it is an evil to be eradicated but to have no hope is tragic. Without hope [...]
Sept. 27/09, Sunday: Ecclesiastes 3: 1-22, “There is a time”
The book taken as a whole is more understandable than just one chapter. Yet, we look at Chapter three with the writer in mind. More then likely Solomon wrote it but seems to speak out of the experience of a subject rather than a king. They [...]
09/27/09, 11:00 AM, NCCN, Eccles. 3: 1-22
God speaks to us: Beauty
INTRODUCTION: The book of Ecclesiastes taken as a whole is better understood but we look at only one chapter this morning. Hopefully, you will have the opportunity to read the devotional this week that deals with four different chapters. More than likely King Solomon [...]