Daily Devotions
S199P6 – Through Solomon’s eyes: the treasure of a friend
Ecc. 4:9-10 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. What the people saw was an emperor who had everything…
Read MoreS199P5 – Through Solomon’s eyes: some things are better left unknown
Ecc. 4:1-3 Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun: and look! The tears of the oppressed, but they have no comforter— on the side of their oppressors there is power, but they have no comforter. Therefore, I praised the dead who were already dead, more than the living…
Read MoreS199P4 – Through Solomon’s eyes: prevailing injustice
Ecc. 3:16-17 Moreover, I saw under the sun: in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, iniquity was there. I said in my heart, “God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.” When I was young,…
Read MoreS199P3 – Through Solomon’s eyes: all in its season
Ecc. 3:1-8 To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to…
Read MoreS199P2 – Through Solomon’s eyes: fleeting pleasure
Ecc. 2:1-3 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless. “Laughter,” I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?” I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to…
Read MoreS199P1 – Through Solomon’s eyes: endless labor
Ecc. 1:3-4 What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun? Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. I was convinced that they were not your regular, ordinary weeds. They must have been some form of super weeds. At first, it was not that bad. As…
Read MoreS198P11 – When God’s people pray: peace controls
Phi. 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. It was just about our turn to go on stage, and I was…
Read MoreS198P10 – When God’s people pray: they confirm his voice
Mt. 18:18-20 Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in…
Read MoreS198P9 – When God’s people pray: they confess their dependence
Lk. 5:14-16 Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their…
Read MoreS198P8 – When God’s people pray: healing comes
Jam. 5:13-15 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will…
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