Banchory Christian Fellowship Church
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:11
New International Version - UK
Wisdom is meaningless
12 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind! 14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened;
what is lacking cannot be counted.
16 I said to myself, ‘Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.’ 17 Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
18 For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;
the more knowledge, the more grief.
Pleasures are meaningless
2 I said to myself, ‘Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.’ But that also proved to be meaningless. 2 ‘Laughter,’ I said, ‘is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?’ 3 I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly – my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.
4 I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards. 5 I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. 6 I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees. 7 I bought male and female slaves and had other slaves who were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me. 8 I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers, and a harem[a] as well – the delights of a man’s heart. 9 I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.
10 I denied myself nothing my eyes desired;
I refused my heart no pleasure.
My heart took delight in all my labour,
and this was the reward for all my toil.
11 Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done
and what I had toiled to achieve,
everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind;
nothing was gained under the sun.
Footnotes
13th Feb 2022 - ”Breaking Down Walls” - Acts 10:1 - 11:18
6th Feb 2022 - ”Sin Spreads To People” - Genesis 4
23rd Jan 2022 - ”An Encounter With Jesus” - Acts 9:1-25
16th Jan 2022 - ”God’s Mission Moves” - Acts 8:26-40
9th Jan2022 - ”God’s Mission in Unlikely Places” - Acts 8:2-25
2nd Jan 2022 - ”What Does God Want From Me?” - Micah 6:1-8
26th Dec 2021 - ”Truly Free” - Galatians 4:1-7
25th Dec 2021 - ”Choose Wisely” - Matthew 2:1-12
19th Dec 2021 - ”Carol Service Message” - John 1:14-18
19th Dec 2021 - ”God‘s Promised Shepherd-King” - Micah 5:1-5
12th Dec 2021 - ”God‘s Promised Hope” - Isaiah 9:2-7
5th Dec 2021 - ”God‘s Promised Rescuer” - Genesis 3:1-15
21st Nov 2021 - ”A Message to Die For” - Acts 6:8 - 8:1
14th Nov 2021 - ”The Parable of the Great Banquet” - Luke 14:1-24
7th Nov 2021- ”The God Who Delivers” - Daniel 3
31st Oct 2021 - ”Service” - 1 Peter 4:10-11
24th Oct 2021- ”The Church Needs Fed” - Acts 6:1-7
17th Oct 2021 - ”THE CHURCH THAT (REALLY) WON‘T BE SILENCED” - Acts 5:12-42
10th Oct 2021 - ”HYPOCRISY IS DEADLY” - Acts 4:32 -5:11
3rd Oct 2021 - ”THERE IS A GOD IN HEAVEN” - Danial 2
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