Month: September 2025

Ecclesiastes 4:1-6:12; 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:7; Psalm 47:1-9; Proverbs 22:16

What makes life meaningful is that we don’t have to go through it alone! We cannot control the twists and turns that life takes but we most certainly can determine not to be alone while we go through life. God has created us to have 2 key relationships: one with Him and one with other humans. 

Life is better when we do it together. Solomon was wise enough to recognize that there are benefits for being together with others. If you are struggling with loneliness, please know that God desires for you to connect with people. He even has people that are called to be with you in life. Open your heart to receive those people. They may not look the way you think they should but they are the people you need in your life right now! 

If you are relying on politics or other human systems, you will always be disappointed. But, if you trust God to bring you into the right relationships then you will have the right person with you when you go through life (even if that means you go through the valley of the shadow of death). Let God love you through other people and commit to be a person through whom God’s love can flow! Two are better than one. 

Tomorrow’s Reading: Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18; 2 Corinthians 7:8-16; Psalm 48:1-14; Proverbs 22:17-19

Ecclesiastes 1:1-3:22; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Psalm 46:1-11; Proverbs 22:15

What is life all about? The writer of Ecclesiastes paints a very dim view of life. What is interesting is that Solomon was the richest man on earth and from an economic standpoint, he lived the life that many people desire. Solomon had extreme wealth and notoriety.

The problem was that Solomon had wisdom and he had possessions and wealth but he missed the real meaning of life. So, having wisdom and wealth meant absolutely nothing because he lacked the greatest understanding of all. Solomon understood that God placed eternity in the human heart but he did not know how to embrace it. He knew that God desired that all people should fear Him but he did not know why?

This is a lesson that we all need to know. There is a difference between having things and things having us! When you know that you were made for more than today, you won’t worship things but you will desire to do those things that advance eternity. We can only find purpose when it is tied to our eternal purpose. This is what gives life real meaning.

Tomorrow’s Reading: Ecclesiastes 4:1-6:12; 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:7; Psalm 47:1-9; Proverbs 22:16

Job 40:1-42:17; 2 Corinthians 5:11-21; Psalm 45:1-17; Proverbs 22:14

Job’s story ends abruptly and he receives double for all that he lost. What a quick end to a prolonged adventure. But, before we get excited about the fact that it ends well, there is a truth that I believe God wants us to understand.

The Lord declared that Job had been right and his friends were wrong. Moreover, God said that He would honor Job’s prayers on behalf of his friends. God was really asking a lot of Job. At Job’s weakest point, his friends came to push him further down. It was completely unfair and unjust; and, they were wrong. Now, God is asking Job to pray for the very people who added to his pain. 

Because Job was a righteous man, he submitted to God’s will and set a standard for what we would later learn in the New Testament. Job prayed for them and his forgiving heart unlocked a truth for us. Forgiveness is always in order. If our hearts are polluted with unforgiveness, we can never walk in the fullness of God’s plan for our lives. If you are holding onto an offense, even if you were wronged, let it go so God can fulfill His plan for your life. 

Tomorrow’s Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:1-3:22; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Psalm 46:1-11; Proverbs 22:15