ECCLESIASTES
5:1-6:12 – ‘The man who loves money can never have enough’ (5:10).
Some people are never satisfied, They’re always wanting more. This is
the world’s way. The more you have, the more you want. The Lord’s way is
very different: ‘Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth… Lay
up for yourselves treasures in heaven… Do not be anxious, saying, “What
shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?”… Seek
first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be
yours as well’. ‘Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to
be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which He has promised to those
who love Him?’ (Matthew 6:21-23,31-33; James 2:5). There’s more to life
than ‘getting on in the world’. ‘Treasures on earth, treasures in
heaven’ – Which world is most important to you?
7:1-29 – ‘Do not be over-righteous and do not be over-wise’ (16).
Christ is ‘our righteousness and our wisdom’ (1 Corinthians 1:30). We
must not take pride in our own righteousness or our own wisdom. We must
not be like the arrogant ‘Pharisee’: ‘God, I thank you that I am not
like other men…’. If we get ‘too big for our boots’, we may be ‘brought
down to earth with a bump’! This is what God says to those who think
they’re wise: ‘Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the
philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the
world?’ (Luke 18:11-12; 1 Corinthians 1:20). We do not make ourselves
righteous. We do not make ourselves wise. ‘Through faith in Jesus
Christ’, we receive ‘God’s righteousness’. We become ‘wise for salvation
through faith in Christ Jesus’ (Romans 3:21-26; 2 Timothy 3:14-17).
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