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Today is Poetry Thursday. We’ll read Ecclesiastes 9-10.  I’m calling today’s episode “No White Knuckles.” 

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Last week when we were last in Ecclesiastes, at the end of chapter eight, Solomon had said that after setting his mind on understanding wisdom, after watching what happens here on earth, he concluded that it's impossible for a man to understand it all. And this is coming from the wisest man that ever lived!

At the beginning of our reading today began with the words, "So I considered all of this carefully, examining all of it: The righteous and the wise and their deeds are in God’s hand…”

I've discovered that this is a good place to be.

Before Jesus left this world he said, "Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you. I give you not as the world gives. Don't be troubled or afraid."

If we try to make sense out of the world, as Solomon did, will become just like him. We will become cynical and jaded. Solomon spent many years in pursuit of the things the world tells us will bring happiness. And near the end, he threw in the towel, and he said, "It's too much. I can't understand."

When I was a few years, well, okay, when I was many years younger, during the Jesus Freak days...In the late 60s and early 70s, there was a popular bumper sticker around that said, "Let go and let God." Like most bumper stickers, that's overly simplistic, but it fits in our discussion here. When we're willing to admit that we're not in control, that it's all in God's hands, it becomes easier to let go and let God.

One of the reasons Jesus came was to give us peace, which is good, since all the things that the world says will give His peace fall sadly short. It's a good thing to remember that I'm not God, which is good because I don't want that job.

Today's Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 9-10 NKJV

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STEVE WEBB - 0:00It's too much. I can't understand.

INTRO S12E323 - 0:10Right outta Riverside, California, this is the Lifespring Family Audio Bible, and podcasting since 2004, I'm your OG Godcaster, Steve Webb. This is the daily show where we're reading through the entire Bible in a year. How’re you doing? Today's Poetry Thursday. We'll read Ecclesiastes 9 and 10. And I'm calling the episode, “No White Knuckles”. The show notes page for today's episode is at lifespringmedia.com/s12e323. And my email address is [email protected]. Let's get going.

ECCLESIASTE 9 (NKJV) - 0:42Ecclesiastes, chapter 9. (1) For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. People know neither love nor hatred by anything they see before them. (2) All things come alike to all: