Daily Devotional

Great wealth without enjoyment                         verse 1- 2

There is an EVIL which I have seen under the sun

            AND it is common among men

                         a man to whom God hath given riches

wealth – honor

                        so that he wants nothing

for his soul of all he desires

            YET God gives him not power to eat thereof           

                        BUT a stranger eats … Read More

Proper prayer and sacrifices necessary for true worship verse 1- 3 

Keep your foot when you go to the house of God

AND be more ready to hear

THAN to give the sacrifice of FOOLS

for they consider not that they do EVIL

Be not rash with your mouth

AND let not your heart be hasty to utter anything before … Read More

Oppression is part of life                                     verse 1- 3 

So I returned AND considered all the oppression

that are done under the sun

AND behold 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

Wherefore I praised the dead which are … Read More

Time for everything in life                                   verse 1- 8 

To everything there is a season

AND time to every purpose under the heaven

a time to be born – and a time to die

a time to plant – pluck up that which is planted

a time to kill – and a time to heal

a time to break down – … Read More

Solomon tried pleasure to satisfy                                  verse 1- 3 

I said in mine heart

Go to now – I will prove you with mirth        

therefore enjoy pleasure

and – behold – this also is vanity

I said of laughter

It is mad – of mirth – What does it?

I sought in mine heart to give myself to wine

YET acquainting … Read More

Solomon’s authors another book                         verse 1- 3 

The words of the Preacher (Solomon)

the son of David

king of Jerusalem

Vanity of vanities – says the Preacher

vanity of vanities all is vanity

What profit hath a man of all his labor

which he takes under the sun?

Times and seasons remain the same                    verse 4- 8 

One generation passes … Read More