Ecclesiastes 9:17,18 (KJV)
17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Old Testament Posts
Time Is Short, Live In God’s Love
The life we have been given from God is not meant to be dull but instead, full of life. If you think that being a Christian means not having fun in life, then you are mistaken.
Ecclesiastes 9:12
Ecclesiastes 9:12 (KJV)
12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Ecclesiastes 9:1
Ecclesiastes 9:1 (KJV)
1 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
The Time Of Death
It is not worth wasting your time doing frivolous things that will not help you but only deter you when it comes to your salvation.
Psalm 46:10,11
Psalm 46:10,11 (KJV)
10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Isaiah 41:10
Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)
10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Ecclesiastes 8:16,17
Ecclesiastes 8:16,17 (KJV)
16 When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
Our Destination
Know this for certain that, in heaven, the people there will experience joy and happiness that never ends.
Ecclesiastes 8:12,13
Ecclesiastes 8:12,13 (KJV)
12 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
13 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Ecclesiastes 8:6-8
Ecclesiastes 8:6-8 (KJV)
6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
7 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
Shine Down Upon Us, God
In regards to God and the wisdom He gives to His children, it is so marvelous that it is impossible to imagine.
Ecclesiastes 8:1-3
Ecclesiastes 8:1-3 (KJV)
1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
2 I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
The Christian Life
If you are not currently all in for Christ, then this Christian lifestyle may be foreign to you. This ability to live a life pleasing to God may be difficult for you.
Ecclesiastes 7:25-26
Ecclesiastes 7:25-26 (KJV)
25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things , and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Ecclesiastes 7:20 (KJV)
20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Consider Your Life Before God
When we believe and know about the Lord Jesus, it is good to seek Him out often, through the Bible and prayer. This is where He is able to speak to our heart and soul and lead us into righteousness.
TV And Movies Have Gone Too Far
When was the last TV Show or Movie that you did not see a sex scene or have sexual innuendos, witches, killing, swear words and or drunkenness?
Ecclesiastes 7:5
Ecclesiastes 7:5 (KJV)
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Take Rebuke With Joy
When you are in sin and are approached about it by someone, don’t get upset, but thank them and repent.
God’s Goodness In Us
As we are called by Jesus to “abide in me, and I in you”, the more we do so, the more we will walk in His good works.
Ecclesiastes 6:3,4
Ecclesiastes 6:3,4 (KJV)
3 If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
4 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
Keep Your Promises To God
Solomon taught that these things that we promise to God, but then do the opposite, God hates. We are so foolish in this.
Ecclesiastes 5:15
Ecclesiastes 5:15 (KJV)
15 As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
Ecclesiastes 5:4,5
Ecclesiastes 5:4,5 (KJV)
4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
The Comforter
When Jesus was about to leave this earthly life, He explained to His disciples that He would always be with them.
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Ecclesiastes 4:1 (KJV)
1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
Jesus Is God
The Bible is clear that Jesus is God and also our judge and creator. He is our Lord God and deserves our praise and worship.
Nehemiah 9:6,7
Nehemiah 9:6,7 (KJV)
6 Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
7 Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
The Place Of Judgement
As for those people that have either rejected the Lord Jesus in their lives or didn’t show fruits of their faith, they will have a very different outcome, come judgement day.
Ecclesiastes 3:20,21
Ecclesiastes 3:20,21 (KJV)
20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?