Aging Gracefully

Scripture Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor Him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”  ~Ecclesiastes 12:1, NLT Quote The aging process can be meet with foolishness by the young and old alike. ~Soren Kiekegaard Solomon’s wisdom in chapter twelves is…

Scripture Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.  ~Ecclesiastes 11:9, NLT Quote Today is the oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you’ll ever be again…

Take The Calculated Risk

Scripture  Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.  ~Ecclesiastes 11:6, NLT Quote Doing nothing is not nothing; it is something that produces nothing. ~Annymous Man by nature is a control freak and some are more persistent…

Foolishness

Scripture Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words. ~Ecclesiastes 10:12, NLT Quote A fool is made more of a fool, when their mouth is more open than their mind.” ~Anthony Liccione Solomon was blessed with a brilliant mind and he did make many outstanding contributions. I love the Proverbs and I love Ecclesiastes…

Nine-Eleven

  Scripture Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.  ~Ecclesiastes 9:11, Holman Quote Merit is not always rewarded…

Live It Up!

Scripture  So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this!  Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne!  ~Ecclesiastes 9:7-8, NLT Quote Man is clueless and God is all-knowing: therefore, the only proper response to God is fear and trust. ~David George Moore…

Relating To Authority

Scripture All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun wherein a man has exercised authority over another man to his hurt. ~Ecclesiastes 8:9, NASB Quote Life is far too complex for any human to figure out how all its parts fit together. ~Daniel L. Akin There…

Sin, Solomon and Sweethearts

Scripture God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path….Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.  ~Ecclesiastes 7:29 and 7:20, NLT Quote Disregard for one’s depravity coupled with an arrogant self-sufficiency is a lethal combination that produces fools. ~David George Moore Duane…

Avoiding Extremes

Scripture So don’t be too good or too wise! Why destroy yourself? On the other hand, don’t be too wicked either. Don’t be a fool! Why die before your time? Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes.  ~Ecclesiastes 7:16-18, NLT Quote A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind…

Wisdom And Wealth

Scripture Wisdom and money can get you almost anything, but only wisdom can save your life.  ~Ecclesiastes 7:12, NLT Quote Wealth is the slave of the wise and the master of the fool. ~Seneca I am no great fan of Solomon; he brought child-sacrificing pagan worship to Jerusalem which marked the beginning of the end…