A Water-Stained Diploma
The point of Ecclesiastes is to help the reader remember what is truly important. It is not the education, the job, the European vacation, or the house with the white picket fence; it is one’s standing with God.
Why Sit Waiting to Die?
I come back to this passage often in my walk with God. If things are too confusing, I lose my way, or I need some encouragement, I find it here.
He Gives More Grace
We have deep needs for love, for comfort, and certainly for our sins to be forgiven. We have comfort in Christ because He reveals the fullness of God’s grace.
Only the Holy
So, what do you think? Does the word holy describe you and me? It certainly described Christians in the New Testament who were headed for heaven.
Correcting Misconceptions of Humility
True humility replaces self-seeking with seeking first the kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33), self-will with doing the will of God (Matthew 7:21), self reliance with reliance upon God (2 Corinthians 3:5), self-confidence with confidence in God (2 Timothy 1:12), and self-exaltation with exaltation by God (1 Corinthians 4:3-6).