Bible Study

Bible Study April 9, 2024

Ecclesiastes 1:9 – 11

“That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun. 10 Is there anything of which one might say, “See this, it is new”? Already it has existed for ages Which were before us. 11 There is no remembrance of earlier things; And also of the later things which will occur, There will be for them no remembrance Among those who will come later still.”

I read an interesting paragraph on the economy. It referred to the number of depressions we have had since the “Great Depression.” The article stated the worst was 2008. But the writer went on to say there had been twelve recessions since the “Great One” and some economists said there had been forty-seven since the great depression. I must take his word for it.

Solomon said there is nothing new under the sun. Depressions, wars, homelessness, poverty, sin all these go to show us man is not smart enough to deal with many things, he is simply incapable to do so on his own.

Mankind needs to look to another One much smarter and wiser than we are to get us through situations such as these, but is he willing to do so? We should no longer be putting our trust in man but we need to look to God to provide the answers we desperately need. He is the only one who can provide stability in our world.

“I have held many things in my hands and I have lost them all; but whatever I place inn God’s hands, that I still possess.” Martin Luther.

God Bless.