Daily DEVOTIONAL

Ecclesiastes 11: Meaning and Purpose

October 14, 2026

Jeremiah 35-38, Ecclesiastes 11, John 4:43-54, 1 Peter 1:10-16   Ecclesiastes 11:   We come now to another chapter of worldly advice under the premise of being “under the sun.” Such advice does not remove the reality that it is all still “meaningless” (verse 10). There is no real meaning or satisfaction to even the most practically sensible, exuberant, or…

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