Facial appearance

Ecclesiastes 8:1 “Who is like the wise?  Who knows the explanation of things?  A person’s wisdom brightens their face and changes its hard appearance.” A person has various facial appearances.  A face of confusion, A face of anger, A face of sadness, A face of depression, A face of delight, A face of excitement and as expressed in this verse—A face of brightness–I understand!  The face of a person understanding the truths of wisdom as found in Scripture is unique and one that we want to always have as ours. Have a great weekend.

Wisdom vs. stupidity

Ecclesiastes 7:25 “So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.” Gaining wisdom is a constant endeavor of a Christian.  Ignoring that thought is a constant endeavor of the rest of the world.  Solomon addresses, quite bluntly, ignoring as stupid.  I certainly don’t want to be called stupid by God and I am positive you don’t either; therefore, we both have only one choice: What is it? _____________     ________________.

Who is guilty?

Ecclesiastes 7:20 “Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins.” 100% of everyone who lives, has lived or will ever live needs our Savior.  You and I, though we may be Christians, are still sinful, are in desperate need of our Savior because our Heavenly Father demands perfection to stand before Him.  And the only way we can stand perfectly in His presence is because of our Advocate, our Savior.  Because of Him and only because of Him we are saved and can live joyful lives on this earth and phenomenal future lives in Heaven. Praise be to God!  

Wisdom”s value

Ecclesiastes 7:19 “Wisdom makes one wise person more powerful than ten rulers in a city.” Have you ever thought—what is wisdom and do I have wisdom, as it seems to be a character trait of extreme value.  Might I suggest–wisdom is:  having and continually gaining a knowledge of life with a definite purpose which your Heavenly Father intends for you.  It is loving your relationship with your Savior as He guides you through this life into eternal life.  Anything someone wants to add?  Let me know. 

Patience

Ecclesiastes 7:9 “Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.” Anger is like being impetuous.  Rarely, if ever, are results for the good.  Anger is rarely justified and rash impetuous decisions rarely result in wise thought prevailing.  Be very slow in making important decisions,  apply thought and seek counsel.  The results are much more likely to be of lasting benefit. Have a great weekend.