"Warning: Foolishness"
Ecclesiastes 6
5/05/07
Ecclesiastes 6
5/05/07
Summary:
This short, depressing chapter, talks about the evil when a person has everything, but does not enjoy what they have. It also talks about when people have children who don't take care of them - and how sad that is. Our days are few and meaningless.
Key Verse(s):
6:11 "The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?"
Lesson:
This chapter is really depressing, all the way through! It's a good "warning" chapter, in that it tells us how pathetic it is when someone does not enjoy the possessions that God has given them. It shows us how depressing it is if someone were to have children who cared nothing for their parents. This chapter also talks about how short and meaningless our days on earth are, and who knows what is good for man in his short life?
Insight:
The insight I gained from this chapter is really simple again. The chapter is very dark, but is mostly a warning to what COULD happen if we DON'T live our lives for Christ and enjoy the life and material possessions that He has given us! Without our God, WE are MEANINGLESS!
This short, depressing chapter, talks about the evil when a person has everything, but does not enjoy what they have. It also talks about when people have children who don't take care of them - and how sad that is. Our days are few and meaningless.
Key Verse(s):
6:11 "The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?"
Lesson:
This chapter is really depressing, all the way through! It's a good "warning" chapter, in that it tells us how pathetic it is when someone does not enjoy the possessions that God has given them. It shows us how depressing it is if someone were to have children who cared nothing for their parents. This chapter also talks about how short and meaningless our days on earth are, and who knows what is good for man in his short life?
Insight:
The insight I gained from this chapter is really simple again. The chapter is very dark, but is mostly a warning to what COULD happen if we DON'T live our lives for Christ and enjoy the life and material possessions that He has given us! Without our God, WE are MEANINGLESS!
Thank you God for the amazing life you have blessed me with. Compared to most people in this world I feel truly unfairly blessed. There are people in third world countries, living lives of poverty who have a deeper relationship with You, yet here I am, with excess material possessions, funds, and a great education. May I USE what You have given me to benefit Your children who may not have such wealth on earth. May I continue to be a light and a beacon for those who are lost as well. May your Holy Spirit shine brightly through my character, so that none may question who I live for on this earth!
In Jesus name I pray,
Amen
