Wisdom from Solomon

Last updated on October 4, 2024

Here are my thoughts from Ecclesiastes, one of my fave books of the Bible:

• The stuff I accumulate on earth stays here. “I can’t take it with me–no, I have to leave it to whoever comes after me.”
• There’s a time to cry and a time to laugh. I’d rather laugh.
• “It’s better to have a partner than go it alone…and if one falls down, the other helps.”
• “Two in a bed warm each other.”
• When I participate in a service, God wants me to enter in and learn. It’s not just about mindlessly offering worship. He wants me to engage.
• The less I speak, the better.
• “Hard and honest work earns a good night’s sleep.” For you and your bed warming partner.
• “Here’s what I’ve decided is the best way to live: Take care of yourself, have a good time, and make the most of whatever job you have for as long as God gives you life.”
• “Anger boomerangs.”
• “Don’t always be asking, ‘Where are the good old days?’ Wise people don’t ask questions like that.”
• “Wisdom is better when it’s paired with money.” People with money are not our enemy.
• God is doing some things on earth that I may never understand.
• “Relish life with the spouse you love.” God designed us to be lovers and romantics.
• “Wise thinking leads to right living.” This suggests I need to be thoughtful and disciplined about my life.
• “Laughter and bread go together, and wine gives sparkle to life.” God created me to enjoy a meal and company with good friends.
• “Don’t bad-mouth your leaders, not even under your breath… Little birds drop the crumbs of your gossip far and wide.”
• I answer to God for everything I do with my life. My time is my greatest resource, and I need to invest it wisely.