Wise Words for Busy People
Solomon shares wise counsel about certain things being better than others.
Solomon shares wise counsel about certain things being better than others.
Ecclesiastes 6 is the tragic picture of a man, old and weary, who has come to the sunset years of his life.
Solomon comes to some conclusions about financial frustrations worth hearing and heeding. But beware! This is not your typical “think and grow rich” advice.
When we come into the Lord's presence to worship Him, what's to be remembered? How how are we to think and respond?
If we take Solomon's counsel to heart, two are better than one, we learn how to survive lonely, desolate days.
It's lonely at the top. The dream of climbing the ladder to success is more often than not a distress-ridden nightmare.
In the final paragraph of Chapter 3, Solomon is alone with his thoughts. He admits his disillusionment and confusion.
The interlude in Ecclesiastes 3:11-15, though brief, brings into perspective several things Solomon had missed in his search for purpose and direction.
While we are always on the brink of change, Ecclesiastes 3 draws out two questions that must be addressed.
With disillusionment and despair casting ever-enlarging shadows across his path, Solomon begins to intensify his reactions in Ecclesiastes 2:12-26.