Ecclesiastes 10
Devotional:
When you dig a well, you might fall in. When you demolish an old wall, you could be bitten by a snake. (Ecclesiastes 10:8)
This verse and the next one are reminders that life is full of risk and uncertainty. There are potential dangers lurking even in seemingly simple and easy tasks, and bad things can arise or come about even when we are seeking to do good things. This reality is not pointed out to tell us to do nothing, but rather as a reminder that life is unpredictable and doesn’t always make sense. While things can seem random and purposeless in our world, Scripture teaches us that God has a plan and purpose for all things, even when we can’t understand them at the moment (see Romans 8:28). That belief should not only give us confidence to step out boldly, but also to carry out the everyday things knowing there is risk and danger in all we do on this earth.
When you dig a well, you might fall in. When you demolish an old wall, you could be bitten by a snake. (Ecclesiastes 10:8)
This verse and the next one are reminders that life is full of risk and uncertainty. There are potential dangers lurking even in seemingly simple and easy tasks, and bad things can arise or come about even when we are seeking to do good things. This reality is not pointed out to tell us to do nothing, but rather as a reminder that life is unpredictable and doesn’t always make sense. While things can seem random and purposeless in our world, Scripture teaches us that God has a plan and purpose for all things, even when we can’t understand them at the moment (see Romans 8:28). That belief should not only give us confidence to step out boldly, but also to carry out the everyday things knowing there is risk and danger in all we do on this earth.
Pray it:
Father, I thank you for your sovereign rule over everything in this world, the big and the little and the good and the bad. Enable me to walk confidently in light of your fatherly care for me, in this world of hidden dangers and circumstances unforeseen by human eyes. Amen.
Father, I thank you for your sovereign rule over everything in this world, the big and the little and the good and the bad. Enable me to walk confidently in light of your fatherly care for me, in this world of hidden dangers and circumstances unforeseen by human eyes. Amen.
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Who is someone you can share a verse or thought from this passage with?
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