In The Word Read: Ecclesiastes 10:8-11:8 8 He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall. 9 He who quarries stones may be hurt by them, and he who splits logs may be endangered by them. 10 If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its […]
Month: November 2018
Each Decision Matters
In The Word Read: Ecclesiastes 9:1-10:7 Men Are in the Hand of God 9 For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds are in the hand of God. Man does not know whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him. 2 It is the […]
Benefits of Wisdom
In The Word Read: Ecclesiastes 7-8 Wisdom and Folly Contrasted 7 A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth. 2 It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end […]
Great Value In Companionship
In The Word Read: Ecclesiastes 4:9- 6:12 9 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. 10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. 11 Furthermore, if two lie down together […]
Purpose In Life
In The Word Read: Ecclesiastes 3:1-4:8 A Time for Everything 3 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven— 2 A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. 3 A time to kill and a time […]
Vanity
In The Word Read: Ecclesiastes 1-2 The Futility of All Endeavor 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” 3 What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun? 4 A generation goes and a generation […]
God Is Always At Work
In The Word Read: Esther 9-10 The Jews Destroy Their Enemies 9 Now in the twelfth month (that is, the month Adar), on the thirteenth day when the king’s command and edict were about to be executed, on the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain the mastery over them, it was turned to […]
Unselfishly Serve
In The Word Read: Esther 7-8 Esther’s Plea 7 Now the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen. 2 And the king said to Esther on the second day also as they drank their wine at the banquet, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? […]
God Has Trusted Us To Do Our Part
In The Word Read: Esther 5-6 Esther Plans a Banquet 5 Now it came about on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace in front of the king’s rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne room, opposite the […]
Willing To Die For The Kingdom
In The Word Read: Esther 4 Esther Learns of Haman’s Plot 4 When Mordecai learned all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city and wailed loudly and bitterly. 2 He went as far as the king’s gate, for no one was to enter […]