March 2, 2026, Ecclesiastes 2:12-17
March 2, 2026, Ecclesiastes 2:12-17
12 So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly.
For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already
been done. 13 Then I saw that there is more gain in
wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness. 14 The
wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I
perceived that the same event happens to all of them. 15 Then
I said in my heart, “What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why
then have I been so very wise?” And I said in my heart that this also is
vanity. 16 For of the wise as of the fool there
is no enduring remembrance, seeing that in the days to come all will have
been long forgotten. How the wise dies just like the fool! 17 So
I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me,
for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
These verses remind us that even our accomplishments
pursued in wisdom have human limitations. Our goal is to seek Kingdom
purposes.
Do you struggle to trust God’s will in all things? For me,
“free will” certainly interferes at times. I find myself relying on my
own judgement far too often. It can be a constant battle as we seek God
in all things.
Robin Adams
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