C. GUIDELINES FOR WORKING WITH GOD UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES Ecclesiastes 4:1-16 1. How to work under oppression Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 TEXT 4:1-3 1 Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no o... [ Continue Reading ]
2. Keep your motive for work pure. Ecclesiastes 4:4-6 TEXT 4:4-6 4 And I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind. 5 The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh. 6 One h... [ Continue Reading ]
3. Attain your riches for practical good. Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 TEXT 4:7-12 7 Then I looked again at vanity under the sun. 8 There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed his eyes were not satisfied with riches and h... [ Continue Reading ]
4. Keep in mind that prestigious positions will soon be forgotten. Ecclesiastes 4:13-16 TEXT 4:13-16 13 A poor, yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction. 14 For he has come out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in hi... [ Continue Reading ]