🔥 Ecclesiastes 5

Ecclesiastes 5 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?” Ecclesiastes 5 opens with these words: “Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know…” The line to keep is Ecclesiastes 5:20: “For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.” Carry the word “often” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Ecclesiastes 5:20: “For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Ecclesiastes 5? Then try this: Read “For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.