Day 42 — Wednesday, February 11, 2026 Story — Pausing on Humpday to Reflect on God’s Goodness Can you believe it’s Wednesday already? Many times Humpday is thought of as a ramp, a jump, or even an obstacle, but today invites something different: reflection. Taking time to pause and delight in the Lord brings perspective on everything He has done, is doing, and is preparing. Listening to the…

Remember God in Your Youth “Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth,before the evil days come and the years approachof which you will say,‘I have no pleasure in them’;” The Decline of Old Age (Poetic Metaphor) “before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened,and clouds return after the rain;” “On the day that the watchmen of the house tremble,and mighty men…

Thursday, 5/8/25

SCRIPTURE:

Be careful, my child, of anything beyond them!  There’s no end to the excessive production of scrolls.  Studying too much wearies the body. So this is the end of the matter; all has been heard.  Worship God and keep God’s commandments because this is what everyone must do.  ~ Ecclesiastes 12:12-13

OBSERVATION:

Too much study - relying on the thoughts and writings of men - wearies the body...

...instead of the leading of the Holy Spirit...

...as informed by the Word...

I must confess here that sometimes I worry that I try to dig too deeply, find "hidden meanings" or make strained connections between things here some mornings...

...when it's really pretty simple most - all? - of the time...

Worship God

Keep His commandments

It's what everyone - which, duh, includes me after all - must do...

APPLICATION:

Verse 13:

Worship God

Keep God’s commandments 

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father God - may Your Holy Spirit remind me to quit trying so hard and rely on His leading and revelation on the simplicity of worshiping You and keeping Your commandments - in the ways Jesus did - In His Name and for Your glory and praise and coming Kingdom...

From Him, through Him, for Him... 

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The Other side Ecclesiastes 12 “Remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain. In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and…

The Morning Devotional for October 12, 2023 The Westminster Confession of Faith 32.1-2 I. The bodies of men, after death, return to dust, and see corruption;a but their souls (which neither die nor sleep), having an immortal subsistence,b immediately return to God who gave them. The souls of the righteous, being then made perfect in holiness, are received into the highest heavens, where they…

VAPOUR? | THE END OF IT (Ecc. 11 &12) In light of the tensions we face, the unanswered questions, the pain and joy, the disorientation we feel on a daily basis, the response the Narrator gives is, ‘keep having a faith that worships and a faith that walks'

Here’s my longer sermon notes from this morning’s Metro Christian Centre service (dated 23rd April 2023), concluding our series VAPOUR?. This series explores our search for meaning, journeying through the enigmatic book of Ecclesiastes. You can also catch up with this via MCC’s YouTube channel (just give us time to get the video uploaded). ‘My dear partner; When what’s left of you gets around…

The Last Word On the Matter

9 Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. 10 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. 11 The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. 12 My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of…

Growing Old Is Not For the Young

1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; 2 before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain, 3 in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and…