Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 8:14–15 (ESV) 14 There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked, and there are wicked people to whom it happens … Continue reading This Upside Down World
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 8:10–13 (ESV) 10 Then I saw the wicked buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place and were praised in the city where they had done such things. This also is vanity. 11 Because … Continue reading Is Evil Rewarded?
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 7:23–29 (ESV)23 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.24 That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it … Continue reading The Sinful Heart
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 7:7–10 (ESV)7 Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in … Continue reading Pining for Yesterday
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 7:1–6 (ESV)1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house … Continue reading Sorrow Is Better than Laughter
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 6:7–12 (ESV)7 All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.8 For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows … Continue reading Our Appetites Are Never Satisfied
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 6:1–6 (ESV)1 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind:2 a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all … Continue reading Do Not Forget to Enjoy Life
Shaped by the Word is a daily, Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading. Please be sure to subscribe to this page to follow along every day. Thanks for … Continue reading The God-Centered Life is Joyful
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 5:10–12 (ESV)10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.11 When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has … Continue reading Money Cannot Satisfy
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 5:8–9 (ESV)8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, … Continue reading They Seize the Land for Themselves
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