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Lively Stones
The apostle Peter reminds us that “ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house,” with Christ as the living and chief corner stone. As stones fitted together, each believer has a place in the church of Christ, shaped and joined in love, growing steadily into a dwelling place for God through the…
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Six Things to Know about Satisfaction
Solomon withheld not his heart from any joy and possessed everything that his eyes desired—houses, gardens, riches, pleasures, and delights of every kind. Yet even while guided by wisdom, he concluded, “behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.” Wealth, riches, and pleasure brought no true or…
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Six Things to Know about Satisfaction
Solomon, the wisest king in Israel’s history, set his heart to seek and search out all that is done under heaven by wisdom and knowledge. Yet after surpassing all before him in understanding, he concluded that all was vanity and a grasping for the wind. Even great learning brought only vexation, frustration, and grief. Satisfaction…
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Labouring And Gaining Nothing
Solomon observes that “there is no new thing under the sun,” for history repeats itself and “there is no remembrance of former things.” Life under the sun offers no lasting progress, no lasting satisfaction, and no lasting remembrance. But the Christian sees history moving toward God’s intended end, and knows that while men may forget,…
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Labouring And Gaining Nothing
Solomon observes that “labour is futile,” asking, “What profit hath a man of all his labours under the sun?” He shows that life is an endless cycle—the sun rising and setting, the wind returning to its circuits, the rivers running yet never filling the sea. All things are wearisome; the eye is not satisfied with…
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Labouring And Gaining Nothing
“What is the meaning of life and is life worth living?” Ecclesiastes begins by asking what profit a man has from all his labour under the sun. Many measure life by its quality, possessions, work, pleasure, or relationships, but the preacher shows that apart from God such pursuits become labouring and gaining nothing.
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The Lord Who Strengthens
Isaiah 40 is one of the most comforting chapters in the Bible. God’s people, weary and uncertain, are reminded that “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increaseth strength.” Even the young shall faint and fall, but “they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they…