Daily DEVOTIONAL

Ecclesiastes 5: Organized Religion and Money Making

October 7, 2026

Jeremiah 14-15, Ecclesiastes 5, John 2:12-25, James 3:13-18   Ecclesiastes 5:   In this search for the meaning of life, the “teacher” has been attempting to prove his hypothesis. The theory that he is testing is that life “under the sun” (that is a life that is orientated around confidence only for this world and this life, and with minimal…

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