Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Act without knowing the future

Eccles. 11:1-2
11:1 Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight,
for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
  • How can not knowing what the future brings produce fear?
  • How can having fear of failure insure that you will not succeed?
  • Why are "sure investments" so attractive?
  • Why are there no sure investments?
  • What stock market tip does Solomon give here?
  • How strong is your fear of failure?
  • How can a person overcome fear of failure?
  • Why is it important to realize that life under the sun is always unsure and uncertain?
  • How likely are you to fail or be rejected in heaven?

1 comment:

waynew said...

Solomon's statement, "Cast your bread upon waters, ..." is very strange and difficult for me to understand. If I didn't rely on a commentator, I would not have any idea what he is saying and then I wonder if the commentator really knows himself. That's one of my reasons I don't like to read from Ecclesiastes and only remembering certain passages I understand. I do know that God chose to include this writing in the Bible and he must have done so because I need it. Knowing this, I still find it difficult to read over and over and not understand what is being communicated. Maybe it's because I'm not trying???