Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. – Ecclesiastes 6.9, CSB There is a danger that lurks silently within us. Most of the time, we are oblivious to it. Day after day, it moves and influences our choices. It causes us to want more while having enough. It causes… Read ⇢

I know that everything God does will last forever; there is no adding to it or taking from it. God works so that people will be in awe of him. – Ecclesiastes 3.14 (CSB) Throughout Ecclesiastes we see Solomon trying to figure things out. He ventures off in so many… Read ⇢

When I considered all that I had accomplished and what I had labored to achieve, I found everything to be futile, and a pursuit of the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun. – Ecclesiastes 2.11 (CSB) If you want to experience life the way Solomon explained… Read ⇢

There is no remembrance of those who came before; and of those who will come after there will be no remembrance by those who follow them. – Ecclesiastes 1.11 (CSB) Isn’t it ironic to read those words from a man who has been talked about all over the world even… Read ⇢

Do you see someone who speaks too soon? There is more hope for a fool than for him. – Proverbs 29.20 (CSB) Years ago, my cousin told me, “I want to be more interested than interesting.” I have never forgotten those words because of how deeply they have impacted how I try… Read ⇢

The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. – Proverbs 28.13 (CSB) Unconfessed sin plagues and destroys us. God’s conviction of our unconfessed sin is heavy and graciously breaks us down. David described it this way in Psalm 32.3-4, “When… Read ⇢

Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows, so is the person who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!” – Proverbs 26.18-19 (CSB) I don’t think I’ve heard it much lately, but I did when I was younger. When someone said something that hurt my… Read ⇢

At the end of twenty years… – 1 Kings 9.10 It took twenty years for Solomon to complete the temple and his palace.  Twenty years.  Seven years to build the temple. Thirteen years to build his palace.  The thought that came to mind was this: am I in it for… Read ⇢

Psalm 149.4 | For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation. The Hebrew definition of “takes pleasure” is, “be favorable to someone; be well disposed; accept with pleasure; become friends.” I am a friend of God because God takes pleasure in me. I can write that out with… Read ⇢