Ecclesiastes 8:10-13 Justice delayed is…At my first glance of verse 11, I was sure this reflection was to be a reminder that justice delayed is justice denied. Very much in the news at the moment with the acquitting of the sub-postmasters; Northern Island retrials and the Windrush generation. However, reading the words of today’s passage carefully shows …
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Pause: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. Psalm 111 : 10 Readings: Ecclesiastes 8 : 1-8 “Who is like the wise? Who knows the explanation of things? A person’s wisdom brightens their face and changes its hard appearance.Obey the …
21 Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you –22 for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others. 23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said, ‘I am determined to be wise’– but this was beyond me.24 Whatever exists is far off and most profound – who …
Ecclesiastes. 7:14-20“When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future.In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these:A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long …
Today’s Reading: Ecclesiastes 7:7-13 7 Extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart. 8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. 9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools. 10 Do not say, …
Ecclesiastes 7:1-6Fill your glasses pleaseToday the ‘teacher’ turns his attention to wisdom, but it is a stark contrast to the wisdom found in the book of Proverbs. Wisdom7 A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.2 It is better to go to a house of mourning than to …
I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind: 2 God gives some people wealth, possessions and honour, so that they lack nothing their hearts desire, but God does not grant them the ability to enjoy them, and strangers enjoy them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil. 3 A man may have …
Ecclesiastes 5 13-20 Pause & ReflectWhat gets in the way of you being happy? Perhaps it is not having enough time, enough space, or enough money. Perhaps it is something else altogether. Read13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun:wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,14 or wealth lost through some misfortune,so that when …