Some thoughts on Scripture

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14--"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man's all. For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil." The above is Solomon's conclusion to this treatise that all is vanity... Sign in to see full entry.

Ecclesiastes 11:1--"Cast your bread upon the water, For you will find it after many days." The allusion her e may very well be to fishing, but at any rate the suggestion is that one needs to be willing to cast out that which one has in order to reap a reward. It is a risk, and it is an act of faith.... Sign in to see full entry.

Ecclesiastes 10:16--"Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, And your princes feast in the morning." Our current American government needs to take note of this verse. It is alarming how aptly if applies. The President is profligate in his spending, trying to satiate his power buying the... Sign in to see full entry.

Ecclesiastes 9:11-12--"I returned and saw under the sun that--The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle ot the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all. For man also does not know his time; Like fish taken in a cruel net, Like birds caught... Sign in to see full entry.

Ecclesiastes 8:11--"Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart o f the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil." Justice must be carried out; otherwise evil will run amok. For justice to be carried out, laws must be in place, but beyond that they must... Sign in to see full entry.

Ecclesiastes 7:15--"I have seen everything in my days of vanity: There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness, And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness." A World War II movie I saw exemplified the verse of above. I watched The Ninth Day, about a Luxembourg priest on a... Sign in to see full entry.

Ecclesiastes 6:7--"All the labor of man is for his mouth, And yet the soul is not satisfied." Many are the people who strive after riches, fame, renown, political power, etc., but on the inside they are empty. They have a faulty solution, and that is to go after more and more--to fill their mouths,... Sign in to see full entry.

Ecclesiastes 5:2--"Do not be rash with your mouth, And lest not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore let your words be few." Aside with not meeting with God at all, two common mistakes are made in trying to intimately connect with God. In... Sign in to see full entry.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10--"Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for thier labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up." Having a good, solid friend, buddy, or partner is beneficial in making one's... Sign in to see full entry.

Ecclesiastes 3:1--"To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven.: One of my favorite pop songs is Turn, Turn, Turn. Immediately I make the connection to Ecclesiastes. Life has its cycles, and I don't doubt that God is behind it. There are prosperous times. Praise the Lord!... Sign in to see full entry.