The One Year Bible - Day 246

Ecc 5:1 As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. Enough said!

The One Year Bible - Day 245

The beautifully entertaining and insightful book of Ecclesiastes comes to us courtesy of the wisest man who ever lived Solomon. His advice? Everything is meaningless. He was actually talking about the pursuits of man rather than everything but his advice is sound. If there was an old head I would want on my shoulders, it would be Solomon's. If he can say that he has tried everything and it was meaningless then I should trust that chasing women, power, influence or popularity will not bring any more meaning to my life - it might in fact bring less. Pursuing God however is another matter. Why spend 99% of our time on matters that will not exist in eternity? Pursue God and everything we invest in lives forever.

The One Year Bible - Day 244

Today is particularly relevant to me because we are reminded again that men speak with such massive boasts. The ridiculous contrast between the amount we think we know about everything and the reality of how small and insignificant even the most powerful king is cannot be described in words. We talk like we know how to run the world, like we can sit in judgment on everyone else despite knowing so little about even ourselves. God is gentle with Job but humility really needs to be our foundation here. The only judgment that should ever come from our mouths should be from God's revelation only.