Saturday, June 20, 2009

Day 171: Ecclesiastes 7-12

"When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other."  I like this.

Chapter 9 talks about a common destiny for all.  Absolutely everyone is going to die.  Intellectually we know this, but why don't we live like it could be anytime?

I like the advice in 11 and 12 to the young.

12:13-14 are a great conclusion to this book.  I think if they were presented as the 1st 2 verses instead, they would not have near the impact.  We have to first see the futility of our existence without God before we choose to "fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man."

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