Ecclesiastes 6:1-6 Practical counsel from Solomon

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!

Ecclesiastes 6:1-6 Life Application Bible "There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weights heavily on humanity. God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn't give them the chance to enjoy theses things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless -- a sickening tragedy. (3) A man might have a hundred children and live to be very old. But if he finds no satisfaction in life and doesn't even get a decent burial, it would have been better for him to be born dead. (4) His birth would have been meaningless, and he would have ended in darkness. He wouldn't even have had a name, (5) and he would never have seen the sun or known of its existence. yet he would have had more peace than in growing up to be an unhappy man. (6) He might live a thousand years twice over but still not find contentment. And since he must die like everyone else -- well, what's the use?"

In Chapters 6 - 8 Solomon shows that having the right attitude about God can help us deal with present injustices. Prosperity is not always good, and adversity is not always bad. But God is always good; if we live as he wants us to, we will be content.

6:1-6 This person has died without being able to enjoy his wealth and honor. Everyone dies, and both rich and poor end up in the grave. Many people work hard to prolong life and improve their physical condition. Yet people spend little time or effort on their spiritual health. How shortsighted it is to work hard to extend this life and not take the time to prepare for eternity.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny