Fusion: week of 3/24

FAMILY THEME: THE VALUE OF WISDOM

Ecclesiastes 9:7-18

Wisdom is one of those abstract terms in our vocabulary

not so easily defined when you try to put it down on paper.

Undoubtedly, wisdom is better understood when we see it

actually applied in real life.

1.  Wisdom Helps Us Enjoy the Blessings God Gives

     (Ecclesiastes 9:7-10)

     Our lives are filled with many good and simple things

     that God gives to every human being for enjoyment.

     These pose no conflict with purpose in life or eternity's

     values from God's point of view.

 
2.  Wisdom Helps Us Recognize the Brevity of Life

     (Ecclesiastes 9:11-12)

     Two inescapable truths temper life and achievement.

     These are: (1) the law of cause and effect many be

     disrupted producing an entirely opposite result, and 

     (2) all good things in this earthly existence must come

     to a temporary end. 

 
3.  Wisdom Can Accomplish Much Good When People

     Are Willing to Heed It

     (Ecclesiastes 9:13-18)

     Even those who are materially poor may possess

     wisdom in great quantities, making them quite 

     wealthy from a biblical point of view.