He had withered.

I thought of that this morning in the context of one of today’s Sunday School lesson in Ecclesiastes 1: Life Under the Son.

Here is the Psalm 1 answer to his Ecclesiastes 1 problem:

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

I also thought of the first three verses of Isaiah 55: Continue reading

Isaiah 48:10 talks about God choosing, like this:

I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Can you tell me what that means?