Daily DEVOTIONAL

Ecclesiastes 9: Destiny

October 12, 2026

Jeremiah 30-31, Ecclesiastes 9, John 4:15-26, James 5:13-20   Ecclesiastes 9:   Most of this chapter is about how a common destiny awaits us all—wise or foolish. And in the “teacher’s” “under the sun” perspective, it is not really possible to know much of what life after death will be. In fact, he has a pretty depressing view of what…

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