With Jack Bailey
Scripture So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless {hebel}—like chasing the wind. ~Ecclesiastes 2:17 Quote He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep in order to gain what he cannot lose. ~Jim Elliott As we have stated previously, the Hebrew word…
Scripture I said to myself, “Come on, let’s try pleasure. Let’s look for the ‘good things’ in life.” But I found that this, too, was meaningless {hebel}. ~Ecclesiastes 2:1, NLT Quote None is so empty as he who is full of himself. Ya’akov Solomon had the power and the resources to pursue pleasure to an…
Scripture The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow. ~Ecclesiastes 1:18 NLT Quote Ignorance can be bliss! ~Ya’akov Thomas Gray, in one of his poem stated, “Ignorance is bliss and wisdom is folly.” I altered it somewhat, ignorance is not always bliss and wisdom is not always folly but…
Scripture “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” ~Ecclesiastes 1:2, NIV Quote Hedonism–the gloomy philosophy which says that pleasure is the only good. ~C.S. Lewis Who wrote the book of Ecclesiastes? Verse one says, “The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.” To my knowledge, David had only…
Scripture Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless {unborn}, and see that they get justice. ~Proverbs 31:8-9 Quote A King should avoid wine and women and concentrate on ruling with justice and righteousness. ~Max Anders Remember, the scripture above…
Scripture I am weary and worn out, O God. I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense. I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One. ~Proverbs 30:1-3, NLT Quote With the goodness of God to desire our highest welfare, the wisdom God to plan it, the power of God…
Scripture Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor. ~Proverbs 29:23, NLT Quote Pride is the mother hen under which all sins are hatched. ~C. S. Lewis The verse above restates the same principle found in Proverbs 16:18, Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. The end result of pride is humiliation: this is God’s…
Scripture Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. ~Proverbs 29:18, KJV Quote Social harmony and restraint cannot be achieved without the preaching and teaching of God’s word. ~Duane A. Garrett If there is a verse in the bible where serious students need to check other translations, it…
Scripture You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on You! ~Isaiah 26:3, NLT Quote Satan knows that if he can get our attention for five seconds, he may have our mind for five minutes. ~T.W. Hunt I had a very busy day yesterday and did not…
Scripture Correction and punishment make children wise, but those left alone will disgrace their mother. Correct your children, and you will be proud; they will give you satisfaction. ~Proverbs 29:15,17, NLT Quote Discipline is the basic tool set for solving life’s problems. ~M. S. Peck Solomon says a lot about discipline in Proverbs: Proverbs 3:10-11– My child,…