Ecclesiastes

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DON’T TAKE IT TO HEART

September 4, 2024

“Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you” (Ecclesiates 7:21 ESV). Solomon warned against being overly sensitive to what others say about you. Guard your heart. For from time to time, even those closest to you may say something disparaging of you. You might even

DON’T LET YOUR MOUTH LEAD YOU INTO SIN

September 3, 2024

“Let not your mouth lead you into sin” (Ecclesiastes 5:6 ESV). How many times has your mouth led you into sin? How quickly it seems to speak without thinking. It makes promises it can’t keep and it offers opinions on things of which it has no knowledge. It exaggerates for pride’s sake and denies to

HOW TO STAY SHARP 

September 5, 2023

“Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.” (Ecclesiastes 10:10 NLT). Take time to sharpen your saw. One of Solomon’s habits long before Covey’s seven. My maternal grandfather knew this habit. Before the invention of weed-eaters, he used a large sickle to clear

LONGING FOR THE ETERNAL

September 2, 2023

“Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end” (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT). King Solomon was the writer of Ecclesiastes. He observed the beauty of how God had assigned everything a

“If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen its edge, then one must exert more strength; however, the advantage of wisdom is that it brings success” (Ecclesiastes 10:10 HCSB).

September 5, 2021

ARE YOU LABORING WITH A DULL EDGE? Take time to sharpen your saw. One of Solomon’s habits long before Covey’s seven. My maternal grandfather knew this habit. Before the invention of weed-eaters, he used a large sickle to clear the creek bank. He always kept a sharpening stone in his pocket and would pause from

“Also do not take to heart everything people say” (Ecclesiates 7:21 NKJV).

September 4, 2021

WHAT SOLOMON WOULD SAY ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA Solomon warned against being overly sensitive to what others say about you. Guard your heart. For from time to time, even those closest to you may say something disparaging of you. You might even overhear one who works for you, cursing you. Not to your face of course,

“He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also put eternity in their hearts, but man cannot discover the work God has done from beginning to end” (Ecclesiastes 3:11 HCSB).

September 2, 2021

WE LONG FOR THE ETERNAL King Solomon was the writer of Ecclesiastes. He observed the beauty of how God had assigned everything a season and how these things seemed to repeat over time. Yet, he also observed that God had put an eternal longing in man’s heart, so that he wanted to know and experience

“If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but wisdom brings success” (Ecclesiastes 10:10 NKJV).

September 5, 2020

ARE YOU LABORING WITH A DULL EDGE? Take time to sharpen your saw. One of Solomon’s habits long before Covey’s seven. My maternal grandfather knew this habit. Before the invention of weed-eaters, he used a large sickle to clear the creek bank. He always kept a sharpening stone in his pocket and would pause from

“Also do not take to heart everything people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you” (Ecclesiates 7:21 NKJV).

September 4, 2020

DON’T LET WHAT PEOPLE SAY DETERMINE YOUR HEART’S IDENTITY Solomon warned against being overly sensitive to what others say about you. Guard your heart. For from time to time, even those closest to you may say something disparaging of you. You might even overhear one who works for you, cursing you. Not to your face

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end” (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NKJV).

September 2, 2020

WE LONG FOR THE ETERNAL   King Solomon was the writer of Ecclesiastes. He observed the beauty of how God had assigned everything a season and how these things seemed to repeat over time. Yet, he also observed that God had put an eternal longing in man’s heart that wanted to know and experience more