09/01/2026
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๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ฏ๐๐ฑ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ.โ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฌโฌ โญ๐โฌ:โญ๐๐โฌ โญ๐๐๐
๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ: โI Thought Iโd Find Itโ
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Ecclesiastes 1:12-18
๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐: The pursuit of wisdom cannot give us the satisfaction our souls ultimately need.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐:
1. He Pursued It (vv.12-13)
โข 1 Kings 3:12, 1 Kings 4:29-30
โข Applied - verb: he devoted/directly committed his heart
โข Seek - verb: he pursued something he wanted to find
โข Search out - verb: he investigated or examined it thoroughly
2. He Perceived it (v.14)
โข Vanity - breath, v***r, or mist
- Hebrew - hevel/hebel
โข Striving after wind - is exhausting yourself pursuing something you can never ultimately possess
3. He Couldnโt Fix It (v.15)
โข Wisdom can diagnose the problem, but wisdom cannot always fix the problem.
โข Crooked - something distorted, bent, perverted, or out of order
โข Lacking - deficiency, something missing, a lack or shortcoming
4. He Pushed Further (vv.16-17)
โข โApplied my heartโ - he deliberately devoted himself to something. He gave his mind, attention, effort, and desire to pursuing it
โข The word โmadnessโ carries the idea of irrationality, senselessness, or behavior that is out of control
โข โFollyโ is living wrongly despite knowing better. Itโs choosing foolishness when you know there is a better way.
5. He Discovered the Cost (v.18)
โข Vexation - frustration, irritation, distress, or grief
โข Proverbs 3:13, 11:14, 15:22, 13:20, 9:10
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐:
1. Look unto the Lord
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