Ecclesiastes 3:11-15 Enjoy the Good Life – Only God Can Do More
To appreciate the gifts of God we need to enjoy the fruit of our labor and recognize it is from God. the works of God will הָיָה haw-yaw – fall out, happen, come to pass, occur take place
Ecclesiastes 3:1-10 God Has Provided Cycles in Which We Can Be Occupied
So far, the answer to the question, “what advantage is there?”, is ‘enjoy the activity of labor and it’s fruit.’ To find pleasure is from God.
Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 Enjoy Good Labor and God Adds Joy to Wisdom and Knowledge
24a There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good. Here is another translation based on the Hebrew text. There is nothing more pleasant for a human being than to eat and drink and go forth and make the soul agreable for labor. 24b This […]
Why Contemplative Prayer Is Work and Toil
Then why is this work so toilsome? The labor, of course, is in the unrelenting struggle to banish the countless distracting thoughts that plague our minds
Taking Every Thought Captive to the Obedience of Christ
When I am down, I fight self criticism after self criticism. The feeling of despair strengthens and subside. But one after another I try to take them captive.
The Kingdom of Heaven – ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν (is like)
οὐρανός, οῦ, ὁ (n) ouranos, heaven, dwelling of gods and spirits, independent of earth, vault as sky, universe
βασιλεία, ας, ἡ (n) basileia, kingdom, royal rule, sovereignty