The Word to the World
Our culture is very good at getting us to put off thinking about death. We’re so continuously bombarded with flashy new things and exciting headlines that we often don’t take a moment to gain perspective. Ecclesiastes gives us a moment to consider the perspective that
Do you spend time on things that really matter? When it comes to your work, how do we find the drive to keep going? Ecclesiastes 3:9–15 continues looking at the fleeting nature of our existence in light of eternity. From this passage we learn that
What fruit do you produce? How do you determine the condition of your heart? Proverbs speaks of righteousness as a path, as we saw previously. It also says that those on this path will produce certain fruit. Those who are on the path of righteousness
What are you pursuing? What path are you on? Whose way are you following? Are you doing everything you can for the “pursuit of happiness,” as the United States Declaration of Independence puts it? Proverbs teaches that those who fear the Lord will pursue righteousness.