Peace In The Presence of the Lord
Psalm 5 For the choir director; for flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David. 5 Give ear to my words, O Lord,Consider my groaning.2 Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,For to You I pray.3 In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch. 4 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;No evil dwells with You.5 The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes;You hate all who do iniquity.6 You destroy those who speak falsehood;The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.7 But as for…
Investigation #1: Self-Pleasure
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 2 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility. 2 I said of laughter, “It is madness,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?” 3 I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives. 4 I enlarged my works: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for…
A Quest For Greater Wisdom
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 12 I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with. 14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind. 15 What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted. 16 I said to myself, “Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than…
A Poem From Under The Sun
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” 3 What advantage does man have in all his workWhich he does under the sun?4 A generation goes and a generation comes,But the earth remains forever.5 Also, the sun rises and the sun sets;And hastening to its place it rises there again.6 Blowing toward the south,Then turning toward the north,The wind continues swirling along;And on its circular courses the wind returns.7 All the rivers flow into the sea,Yet the…
Ecclesiastes: A Message of Meaning
Ecclesiastes 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Enjoy the Gift!
2 Corinthians 13:11-14 11 Finally, brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13 All the saints greet you. 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
What Will He Find?
2 Corinthians 13:1-10 This is the third time I am coming to you. Every fact is to be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses. 2 I have previously said when present the second time, and though now absent I say in advance to those who have sinned in the past and to all the rest as well, that if I come again I will not spare anyone, 3 since you are seeking for proof of the Christ who speaks in me, and who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you. 4 For indeed…
The Suffering Of Love
2 Corinthians 12:14-21 14 Here for this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I do not seek what is yours, but you; for children are not responsible to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. 15 I will most gladly spend and be expended for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less? 16 But be that as it may, I did not burden you myself; nevertheless, crafty fellow that I am, I took you in by deceit. 17 Certainly I…
The Evidence of Trials
2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Boasting is necessary, though it is not profitable; but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I know how such a man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows— 4 was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a…