Qoheleth: Verse of the Day

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  GUILE ,  noun  gile. Craft; cunning; artifice; duplicity; deceit EVIL  2556   kakós  (an adjective, and the root of  2549 /kakía , "inner malice") – properly, inwardly  foul ,  rotten  ( poisoned ); (figuratively) inner  malice flowing out of a  morally-rotten  character (= the "rot is already in the wood"). The word evil here refers to all types of evil that can be spoken.  A positive way to say this is found in Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. We fool ourselves into thinking it is ok to talk about someone judgmentally, if the thing we are saying is ‘true.’  The truth is, unless we are saying that thing to build up the person, or to try to help in the situation, we are truly just telling it to delight ourselves in gossip.  We edify ourselves in effect stating how much better we are than the person we are talking about.  We also put our

 

 

 

   “Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: Praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: Praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD: For he commanded, and they were created. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: He hath made a decree which shall not pass. Praise the LORD from the earth, Ye dragons, and all deeps: Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; Stormy wind fulfilling his word: Mountains, and all hills; Fruitful trees, and all cedars: Beasts, and all cattle; Creeping things, and flying fowl: Kings of the earth, and all people; Princes, and all judges of the earth: Both young men, and maidens; Old men, and children: Let them praise the name of the LORD: For his name alone is excellent; His glory is above the earth and heaven. He also exalteth the horn of his people, The praise of all

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  A little over 7 years ago I started putting verses on my photos daily during the week, in an effort to encourage my wife, who was going through Breast Cancer.  This past Sunday, she passed away after a long hard battle.  As I was thinking what to use for today's verse, I thought of this passage in Ecclesiastes.  I loved my wife, even more than I ever realized, and that becomes more and more obvious with every passing pain filled moment.  In Psalm 90:12, David asks God to teach us to number our days so that we can apply our hearts to wisdom.  My wife had a total of 18840 days, of which I had the privilege of sharing 11,819.  I'm grateful for each and every one of them, but at the same time, I selfishly wish there were more. A tiny bit less selfishly, I also wish that I had spent less time working, or on my device, and otherwise distracted in her presence, and also more time focusing on God.  I wish I had listened a little more intently.  I'm not writing this to depress you