Ecclesiastes 7 – 12 and Belt Making Class

Ecclesiastes 7 - 12

Much of chapter 7 sounds a lot like the book of Proverbs – wisdom doled out on a variety of subjects, but he continues with his assertion that everything is meaningless.

Throughout the last 6 chapters, Solomon draws a lot of conclusions:

• “God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path.”
• “None of us has the power to prevent the day of our death. There is no escaping that obligation, that dark battle. And in the face of death, wickedness will certainly not rescue the wicked.”
• “When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.”
• “…no one can discover everything God is doing under the sun.”
• “Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.”
• “Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.”
• “Better to hear the quiet words of a wise person than the shouts of a foolish king.
• “There is another evil…under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake when they give great authority to foolish people and low positions to people of proven worth.”
• “…divide your investments among many places, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.” – what great advice in this age in which we live…
• “…remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.”
• “Don’t … forget your Creator”

His final conclusion is: “Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty. God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.”

Tomorrow, it’s I King 10 – 11 and II Chronicles 9.

Making Belts

Today, I had the privilege to attend a class on making belts at Tandy Leather in Tampa. It was a great class and I learned a lot, even though I’ve already made many belts.

By the way, I meant to post this picture yesterday. It’s what my pepper plants looked like when I got home on Monday night. They’d only been one day without rain, but no harm done. They perked right up once I watered them. I probably picked 3 pounds of jalapeno peppers today.

Until next time…