Devotion
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The Wisdom of God: Part 181
Author
Timothy Laughlin
Published
Sep 18, 2026
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So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also, my wisdom remained with me. Whatever my eyes desired, I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my reward from all my labor. Ecclesiastes 2:9-10
So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also, my wisdom remained with me. Whatever my eyes desired, I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my reward from all my labor. Ecclesiastes 2:9-10
Solomon's wisdom was revealing the fleshly desires that became to him only vanity! The richest man on the planet seemed to be unhappy with his wealth and all that he had gained. His reward for all he labored was, in the end, also vanity!
I know the feeling. I didn't have much joy working in the equipment business for years until I was saved and began to work for God! Although it was sometimes hard and money came by prayer and faith, the joy of seeing someone transformed from death to life in Christ brought great joy and a sense of accomplishment!
Some are called to work to support kingdom ministry, and others are called to be ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; both will be rewarded, and they will receive great joy in all of their labor under the Son! Praise be to God, I was blessed to be called into His work!
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done and on the labor in which I had toiled; and indeed, all was vanity and grasping for the wind. There was no profit under the sun. Ecclesiastes 2:11
Your servant in Christ, Timothy Laughlin
Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
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