Ecclesiastes - Worst of times and best of times

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Ecclesiastes 7:9-14

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7:9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

 

10 Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?" For it is not wise to ask such questions.

 

11 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun.

 

12 Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: that wisdom preserves the life of its possessor.

 

13 Consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked?

 

14 When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future.



This is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to change the way that we think, and the way that we live.

Commentary by Bob Pardue

The Best of Times

The title of this article is comes from a well-known saying; "It was the best of times; It was the worst of times."

Life is like that. God allows us to have good and bad events in our lives.

The challenge we have is that we sometimes tend to believe that the good in our lives was created by us and then blame God for the bad times.

Be careful not to become too confident by thinking you are in control of your future. God may hand you some of the "bad times" just to bring you back to Him.

Thank God for the good times and the bad because both are bound to happen. God will be there for you during the rough parts of your life and remember that He always has His reasons for what happens to you.

Mark Twain wrote about bad luck in his novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" .

When Huck touched the snake skin (which was a sign of bad luck) and then experienced some really good things in his life he confronted Jim with his superstition.

Huck boasted about all the good luck they were having and said that the snake skin didn't bring them any bad luck at all.

Jim didn't buy Huck's doubtfulness . He simply said; "Don't you worry, Huck. It's 'a comin'."

If you haven't experienced your "bump in the road" yet, don't you worry, it's a comin'.

But remember, God will be there for you if you only ask Him.

Love in Christ

- Bob


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Bob Pardue is a member of First Baptist Church in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained from Rich Hill Baptist in Lancaster.

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Verses are from Life Application Study Bible: New International Version

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