How This Book In The Bible Changed My Life
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Ecclesiastes has defined me in so many ways, and I wanted to share why this book in the Bible has impacted my so much. I hope you enjoy.
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Ecclesiastes may seem like the most depressing book in the Bible to most. But to me it’s the most SOBERING book in the Bible. It keeps me from being obsessed with the world and the things it offers, and to rather desire the things that will never pass away; God and His words.
Amen. I couldn't explain that any better. It brings to light how empty and meaningless life can be when we do NOT focus on God. It's sobering and a great reminder to Love Not The World.
It is not depressing at all if you read the latest commentary on Ecclesiastes by Brian Borgman, Don’t Waste Your Breath, strongly recommended by Paul Washer.
@@wemuk5170I was born again and got off track bad. Did God not want me saved? I hear it’s out free will. Then why are people chosen or elected? I was in church body of Christ. I hate that God didn’t want or elect me and SET ME UP TO DO WICKED and bad when I
WAS NOT THIS WAY
And spiritually abused. Holy Ghost SIFTED and stripped me a while back. No husband or children why me. Yet my siblings are fine.
@TriciaPerry-mz7tc are you trolling? You are talking about Calvinism Doctrine not True Christianity.
@TriciaPerry-mz7tc You didn't know God character or properly read the bible if you think od set you up to do wicked, it was you and you alone who did that not God. The whole thing with "elected " is purely calvinist doctrine.
Thank you for sharing your faith and growth you are helping us all .. please keep sharing
YES!!! I have thought all these years that I am the ONLY one that loves the teaching of Ecclesiastes! Everyone I have heard or who I know talks about it in a negative way…. Other than Revelation/Daniel/Matthew (24) - and some other prophecies that relate to our time now on the planet- Ecclesiastes is the most encouraging book to me!
You've made me want to reread the book once again!🙏🏾
God is great, God is good, amen😇
It changed my life too. It opened my eyes to life
Felt the same as I finished the book of Job. ❤
Thaank you i needed this❤
Actually I love Ecclesiastes 9:11 because after the revelation of this verse by the Holy Spirit it broke all my pride on my self-effort and create my heart to depend on God and God alone.
It's about God-dependence not self-dependence. 🙏🏻❤
Orlando Kang, I love your video!!Simple but rich, simple but enlightening.
God aint the problem this world keeping us in a low vibration is
Great video. Thank you for sharing
Brother, this is amazing! But I wanted to tell you to read the KJV, the King James Version, and Robert Breaker on RUclips, which has an entire video explaining why that is the accurate word of God. These newer versions change words. God even made the King James Bible mathematically perfect. For example, the number of times that the bible says sin, there is grace. Please check him out ❤ but I love that you are reading and sharing. God bless you
Great job, keep it up!
You went from skateboarding to philosophy to self-improvement to being a christian. Orlando I've been following you for years and the fact that your kinda blowing up on RUclips is great. You deserve it. Your videos always had the sense that you were just trying to figure out life and showing the progress. You have truly become a digital philosopher. You are a reminder that life is worth living🙏
Wow I didn’t know anybody kept up with me from that long ago. Your comment means a lot to me and I’m really thankful for your words.
So good paying attention to his life ❤
Beautiful words
@@Orlando-Kangdo you still skateboard? 😀
@@Orlando-Kang Keep going man you already changed lives for the better and you will change many more
@@nadine010 yup
Ecclesasties literally cured my depression by ironically being a more depressed read. Which helped reorient me to what matters, God's word, family, and love.
Wow God BLESS you
Very true bruh 👍🙏
Amen!!!
Shalom
Amen.
I did a Bible study on Ecclesiastes when I was laid off from my job. It was perfect timing. It changed my life for the better.
Amen, this book has thar power.
Chapter 12v13 is my all time favourite verse in the bible ..
“The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.”
Mine too!!!! It says it all, so beautifully.
Amen! My favourite verse too.
This verse woke me up!
yess
@@genesisbenavides4976Man has no superiority over animals for all pass away like wind.. (Ecc 3:20)
This video made me realize how beautiful some of the books in the Bible are. Sometimes I just read and never really take in what is said. Thank you for this I now realize how powerful Ecclesiasties actually is.
I’m so glad to hear that. Ecclesiastes is really really powerful like you said
amen
Read Tobit. It is uplifting
That’s why we need to read it everyday, the pieces will complete the puzzle in time, we only have to read and reread and reread…
I agree Ecclesiastes saved my life, and was the stepping stone to my salvation in 2020. Glory to God for his loving mercy on me, a sinner. 🙏🏽
The verse from this book that gave me the most hope was, a living dog is better than a dead lion.
I love that verse, it pushes me when I’m feeling really low
An awake Dwarf is
more powerful
than a sleeping
GIANT
@@tarirohungwe4971 same here broski
@@douggodfrey6521 yeah if the dwarf cuts the giants toe off, he might stand a chance.
@@tarirohungwe4971 same here broski.
Totally agree. This book is underrated! Reading it helps me to avoid traps in my thinking. Yeah, this world is screwed up and ultimately we just live, die and are forgotten about. It does sound nihilistic at first, and without the eternal life we have been given in Christ it could be depressing. But to me, understanding this message frees me to just try to love God and enjoy the simple things in life, because really, that’s what we have to enjoy!
Being an old man now >70YO, cutting my teeth on the pews and having read the word some 100+ times, it’s so encouraging to hear and see young people who love Gods Word and are Chasing Him. He will let you catch Him. Praise the Lord and come Lord Jesus come!
Ive been studying the bible for 25 years and this touched my heart.
Ecclesiastes is my FAVORITE book of the Bible!
100% me too
Bro, once you've read Ecclesiastes, you gotta go back and reread Psalm
I PROMISE YOU IT GONNA HIT EVEN HARDER ❤🔥💯🙌
ME TOO , his saying that the most hopeless book gave him hope was exactly how I felt when I read this book on my journey back to God again
Same Here!!
Just read it for the first time- powerful book
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day-and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing." (2 Timothy 4:7-8 NKJV)
By far, Ecclesiastes has always been my favorite book of the bible. It's a paradox; it knows it contradicts itself and at first glance, one would wonder why something so pessimistic is in the bible.
But like one of its main themes, nothing matters. We all die, one way or another. We grow old.
Sitting in a bus earlier today, thinking over all the problems I'm facing, and then I see an elderly woman on the bus. It hit me that whatever problems she faced when she was my age, 22, probably don't affect her as much now that her hair's all white and her skin's wrinkled. While I don't know her, and I'm not judging her, her presence reminded me that we often get so stuck in our minds, our hearts, our circumstances, that in reality, it doesn't matter.
So why is it in the bible? Because while it does say nothing matters, nothing is ever new, anything new becomes old, Ecclesiastes chooses to hope.
In the face of reality, of the facts, Ecclesiastes chose God. Who goes beyond anything and everything.
Who told you that "We all die"? Who told you that "We grow old"?
1st read of Ecclesiastes: Depression. The realization that life on earth is nothing more than a death sentence for rebelling against the creator of the universe.
2nd read of Ecclesiastes: Relief. The realization that life on earth is meaningless. There is nothing to worry about, because it all ends the same way.
3rd read of Ecclesiastes: Joy. The realization that our work on earth doesn't actually matter, so we might as well enjoy what we can while we are here.
Joy - that we have Jesus. And live for Him Who gave His life for us. Solomon didn’t know about the hope we have in Christ! (New covenant)
I love Ecclesiastes! He sounds pessimistic but he gives good wisdom! What I recieved my second time is that:
Live well! Eat well! We will die anyway, so enjoys the day that God gives us.
And Fear God & keeps his commandment for this is the whole duty of man. Amen 🙏🏾
And you described it so well!! Thank you!! God bless you!!
Let's live a life knowing that Jesus overcame death at the cross
Fear God and keep His commandments! ❤
then get off youtube and go find some widow and orphans to take in.
Love Jesus above ALL
@@imlisalisa great; then get off youtube and go take in some mexican immigrants, widows, and orphans into your own house. stop spewing that nonsense if you're not walking the talk
@@imlisalisa Amen! 🙏🏼
I love how God breaks it all down to a simplistic solution
When you mentioned how God knew we would feel this way and put Ecclesiastes in the Bible for that reason, I never thought about it that way
Orlando, I have much appreciation for your honest videos. At 60 years old, you are reminding me of things I learned long ago but have lost in the chaos of life. Blessings to you.
I love Ecclesiastes. Read this book then read JOB. they parallel each other a lot. Both coming to the same conclusions. We are only men and we cannot know the mind of GOD so just trust him. Do your best to follow his commandments and just have faith that HE will take care of you. The faith of a child
Ignorance is Bliss I guess
Read Proverbs first then Ecclesiastes. Proverbs teaches you wisdom then Ecclesiastes tells you wisdom is meaningless 😂 but this was a great video. I will definitely read JOB afterwards.
@@rechargeyoursoul5257 Ecclesiastes teaches us that WISDOM, like all things, without GOD is meaningless. That's the message of the whole book. We cannot be wise enough or rich enough or generous enough or good enough on our own. We will always be lacking without GOD.
@@ronviejo4994👍 🙏
I’m a Christian and I’m having a rough patch in my faith, can you explain to me why we need to “trust God” just because at times it’s hard to understand his mind and actions? I hope I got what I’m trying to say clear lol. I’d like to see some of your insight and get this question cleared up for me, thanks in advance 🙏
Ecclesiastes always made me think how much people need to be told about Jesus. I’ll keep these things you said in mind next time I end up there.
One thing that helped me in reading the book of Ecclesiastes is understanding that everything is meaningless does not mean that everything is pointless. There’s a huge difference between the two which can help clear up what the teacher is saying. Amen ❤️
Christ is Risen!
Amen 🙏 ❤
He has risen indeed
Amen!
The Holey Ghost Placebo Effect feels good
Amen
Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon (1:12 gives us a clue). It advises there are limits of wisdom and knowledge. We make the common mistake of reading the wisdom books like law. Wisdom is the result of something...not something you do. It is the result of repentance and faith in Christ (in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge - Colossians 2:3. Bless you brother.
What a powerful timely word of God. In these perilous time many need to be reminded that God sits on the throne: all knowing, seeing, and able to meet our needs..We MUST keep our eyes fixed on Jesus Christ for He’s a just God! Thanks again for being real.
Life is based on time and chance but with God you stand a better chance.
God is the Beginning and the Ending. Nothing is by chance! God knows everything that will happen in our lives. Nothing is a surprise to God.
@@tp1201 Yes, there appears to be free will but only to man, not God.
Always ❤
Ecclesiastes is also my favorite book of the Bible. It sounds so depressing but actually gives me so much hope
It's so freeing and liberating...Perfect book for a materialistic society like we live in today
Honestly, this video just randomly showed up in my feed and I have to say thank you for making this video and pointing all this out, especially talking about the anger you feel at injustice, because it's *exactly* how I feel and it's becoming unbearable. I will definitely look into Ecclesiastes more deeply after this video. Seriously, thank you.
I think sometimes the most powerful thing is to be told the very thing that our soul already knows but can’t put into words or can’t explain.
We are often told that life is good, enjoy it. But yet there are many things that happen in life that are incredibly disappointing, evil, unjust, and tragic. But if we are told that life is good without being able to acknowledge that there is a whole lot of bad, it can drive us crazy.
Ecclesiastes gives it to us straight, no chaser. No qualification. Life is hard and then you die. But God gives us things to enjoy while we are here but in the end, those things are meaningless. In the end, God’s commandments are the only meaningful thing.
Our hope is in the kingdom to come where all things are restored and justice goes forth and righteousness fills the earth. For now, we labor and toil. Just being able to hear that message and acknowledge how undesirable this world is can be incredibly helpful.
Beautifully said
@@thenarrowpath_ally thank you 🙏
A really helpful way of understanding Ecclesiastes is the contrast between “gain and gift”.
When the Teacher sees life as gain he only finds meaninglessness. As he despairs “What do I gain from the work of my hands?”
But when he pivots and sees things as “gift” everything changes. So he finds comfort in food and drink and sleep as “Gifts from God”.
This contrast has helped me when I think about wealth and possessions and trying to be content.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
In Bible college we were given assignment on Ecclesiastes. We labour a week on this book but also could not come up with the clarity which person in video did. It really made much sense now than.
The Father gave me a revelation of peace and calling back to relationship with your message. Grace and peace to you bro
I am so shocked cuz I was literally so angry at God and was argueing with him abt his fairness then this came. This is my sign to read Ecclesiastic. Be blessed❤
A few months back, I began going back to church and taking my walk of faith more seriously than I ever had. Ecclesiastes was the first book I read in the Bible at random and it resonated with me completely.
At face value, a lot of Ecclesiastes comes off as cynical and nearly morbid, but that’s the point. A lot of life is made up of distractions and the millions different things we can do as God gave us free will but we must understand that true fulfillment only comes from God. We can learn, see and do as much as we want but ultimately, all things lead to God.
The proclamation at the start of of Ecclesiastes 1 “Vanity of vanities. All is vanity,” is meant to be as harsh as it sounds but one should not go all doom-and-gloom about it. Life is beautiful, absurd, unjust and incredible and at the end of every path is God.
And I liked your orange juice comment at the end, Orlando. I feel the same about what before were rather mundane things. Knowing God is behind every little thing is a great feeling.
Ecclesiastes is an incredible book. Truly the guide to help enter the fear of the Lord if you want to live this life. Ecc 12:13
Great explanation! Thank you for sharing
The most nihilistic and hopeless books in the Bible are actually my favorite. They’re often called the wisdom books, and for good reason (Job, Ecclesiastes, and Psalms). It’s easy to praise God when your optimistic or consulted, but not in desolation. These books tackle that and offer guidance.
God bless you and everyone, help us God to rely on you, Amen
You've fully convinced me that Ecclesiastes is one of the coolest books in the OT. Honestly though, what you have said has given me perspective on uncertainty, purpose and existence. Bless you brother
Thank you man for this. It reminds me of Jeff Allen's testimony - he was an atheist who converted to Christianity from listening to teachings on Ecclesiastes.
Wow!!
Time ,death ,and randomness "man in his very best state, is altogether vanity"
Wow, this is awesome. God Bless you brother.
YAY!! Ecclesiastes is my THERAPY. I adore this book... it genuinely brings me to a place of such deep comfort and quiet in Messiah.
Another version says, Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher;
“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
I learnt life’s purpose in this book. It put my mind at ease and helped me to stop chasing after the world. It’s my favourite book indeed!!
Your words have made me reconsider the meaning of this book and the lessons it teaches. Thank you for posting this I needed this. I'm going to read it again but this time I will allow God to speak through it.
How interesting as I’m currently going through the book of Ecclesiastes.
Same!
Me too I was like what no way!! When I saw the title
I cant believe it that I come across this video at this point of time when I am feeling great injustice and is in a dilema on what to do tomorrow. Thank you so much for sharing. I will let it go and stop thinking about it. I can't change things but GOD is watching all the time. Justice will prevail eventually!
Amazing. Thank YOU so much, sincerely. May God Bless you and yours abundantly, always. Please keep up with your Incredible work. I'm nobody, but if you ever get discouraged, I pray you remember these next words... You cannot know how much good you're doing or the guidance you're providing to so many people that you won't meet until we're all Home.
Such a powerful voice!
It's true! Read chapter 12 first or you might off yourself around chapter 7.
Life is unfair BUT we're so Lucky to have God to pick us up EVERY TIME 🙏🏼
When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other.
Ecclesiastes 7:14 NIV
Seek Him..
Amen
Great video. Thank you. Ecclesiastes has always been my favorite book in the Bible for the same reasons.
Absolutely a phenomenal video! ❤️
One of my absolute favorite books in the Bible...It's so liberating
I got this like gradual philosophical revelation in the span of 2023-2024, I have never read Ecclesiastes before, and watching this feels like the perfect summary of what I have been figuring out.
I feel so good knowing I can now relate to someone philosophically.
Amen Praise God Thank You Jesus Bless You Holy Spirit. In agreement with you brother. God bless you and your loved ones in Jesus Mighty Name.
Orlando! What an awesome video, thanks so much. This helped me today.
Just wanted to give you a shoutout. I appreciate your testimony brother.
At the end of the video was beautiful. “I don’t think I could enjoy a cup of orange juice as much as I do without this book” what a humble statement. Hallelujah, praise be to the most high.
God knew I needed to stumble across your channel right now. God Bless! You earned yourself a new subscriber. I look forward to your future videos regarding Christianity!
... nothing, nothing, everything is nothing...or vanities, vanities, everything is just vanities
Ecclesiastes is for real the most depressing book in the Bible but also my favorite after Colossians. It is so deep and depressing it just kind of wakes you up.
Great take on a book that really brings the world into perspective. You did a great job adding meaning to the meaninglessness. Eclesiasties can be a tough pill to swallow for we who have been wired to chase the dream. It shows us that those human, really modern dreams are all but folly in the eyes of God who has so much more for us than this. Thank you for the reminder and your humility before God. Let His will be done.
I read Ecclesiastes in a period of my life were I was with a lot of questions about everything. I remember that pessimism was with me in every thought and question. It was a lot about life, God, me, my family, my future. And when I read it, it was the Lord telling me in my ear: It's okay to have questions. I believe that times of reflection must be lived with God to obtain fruit from them. If someone is struggling with time remember this: That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away (Chapter 3 verse 15).
Don't forget that God identifies himself as "I Am Who I Am" so HE IS. (John 17:5, Colossians 1:17, 2 Peter 3:8)
Please share with other boys
Video was a bangerrr, keep them coming!!
I want my justice. I want the people who wrong me to suffer. I want to be rich , and powerful. I want to make does who laugh at me to cry in pain and envy me . I been used and laughed at . F this world and god . Fools look for a god for meaning for their suffering. God is evil . There is no god
All human efforts apart from God’s will are meaningless.
thanks for this, it genuinely made me feel better and helped me understand the word in a meaningful way
I am reading this book next!
Great video! Keep uploading and sharing your wisdom.
I had the same journey. Street dude -> Philosophy -> inspiration and self-resiliency -> Christianity. It was Proverbs and Ecclesiastes give me guidance and perspective in many ways. It was journey from age 14-18. We can find it through our lens but through God we can!
Thank you for sharing this. I needed this.
Thank you, little brother. Your words were well worth sharing with others. God bless you.
First time I’ve ever seen your videos, instant subscribe
Give a review on Proverbs, mt favourite book.
praise the LORD JESUS CHRIST to the glory of GOD the FATHER in CHRIST JESUS name
Great video dude thank you
May Jehovah be with us all on our spiritual journeys,in Jesus name amen.
I read Ecleciastes when I was in my last years of uni, a stressful time in my life. So reading about how everything was vanity and everything will pass gave me such a peace. I didn’t have to worry because studying too much was not good and knowledge will pass. I felt like God understood what I was feeling even before I was born 🍃
Wow I’m in my last year of uni and the book has helped me too.
The orange juice example 😭😭 love this, thank you for putting this out
Was hoping that that struck someone else as deeply as it did me. I was scrolling the comments to see if it did before I commented myself. It's in those simple things that we feel God's gifts when we are closest to him.
ohh my.... just started reading the book of Ecclesiastes!!!!!... what timing... !! n the verses... vanity of vanity
Me too just started today!
Love it brotha. My favorite passage of all time, for as long as I can remember, is Ecclesiastes 3:11. Ecclesiastes very well may be my favorite book in the bible. Incredibly insightful.
The message of enjoying what God put here for us to enjoy was huge for me. A lot of Christian messaging is about not “wasting” your life by frittering away time on leisure. However, God does mean for us to have rest and enjoyment. Christian service to others doesn’t mean saying yes to everything and working yourself to the bone. Ecclesiastes has a balance to it that is really beautiful.
Loved your thoughts on this book, thank you. I'd like to add some things that can help interpretation:
1. What is translated as "meaningless" is really a word-picture of smoke evaporating. Hebrew: Hevel. So you can swap in something like "vaporous" for meaningless.
2. "under the sun" - the teacher is focussing on life in this realm for the whole book.
SO much good stuff in this book. The last thing that really spoke to me was how the teacher says that our ability to enjoy what we have and our work is also a gift from God. Like vapour, the more we grasp the quicker it vanishes!
This is exactly what I felt three weeks ago, the senselessness of it all. I’m at a crossroads in my life where I have to choose a new course for my life because the one I was previously on did not only fail, but failed spectacularly. It was the path I took because I believed it was the one that would be the most virtuous where I could serve people but also exhaust all that I have for good but it ended up horribly and I feel like a worse person than before. Now I don’t know what to do with my life, I see left and right people getting what they want without asking, without trying. People who have been selfish, people who have no care in the world, people who are too good to try, people who hate other for no good reason, people who live for intrigue at the cost of others who don’t understand their games. And I feel like the fool who can never win. My high ideals, my hopes and values feel like a sham to be laughed at and ridiculed by those who don’t know any better and those who play stupid power plays. I listened to a video about meaninglessness of life and it talked about Ecclesiastes, when I read it, it was like the spirit breathe into me because for the first time it was true, what was said to me was not some generic motivational word salad or detached call to hold onto hope, it was just real life spoken through words from ancient times. It wasn’t gaslighting me into being okay with today and what’s to come. It affirmed what I had always felt but was externally denied in the world. That alone gave me a ton of relief. I got to sleep peacefully that night, early morning I had coffee with my Dad and I told him about that book and we got some peace, just looking around at nature and praising God for making it so beautiful. I did my mundane works with a lit of peace that day.
Thanks for sharing this! Praying for God to continue revealing His love for you and His plans for you! 🙏🏻 He loves you so much!!
@@xuwuz thank you!
I love your transparency in sharing your experience. Definitely not trying to gaslight you into believing that from this point on your life will be rainbows & skittles, thats unrealistic, a lie and you sound too smart for that. But I do have something I'd like to leave with you.
One of the ways that God uses me is to encourage people and share with them whats on his heart and mind concerning them. One of the places he has me do that most is on RUclips by responding to comments. I am going to tell you the truth. I was on my way to bed and about to turn RUclips off when this video popped up.
I have never heard of this RUclipsr and this is my first time watching a video. Even after watching the video, again I was about to go to bed but felt strongly in my heart to read a few comments first. I said all that to say that God is very intentional about everything he does and executing his plans. Part of his plan may be allowing you to be where you are in this season of your life so that he can now get you to where he wants you to be in life. I dont know that but if you seek him he will let you know.
That brings me to what I want to encourage you with. I dont know your full situation but God does. Just as he brought you to the book Ecclesiastes he brought me to this video because he knew you would comment. I have two verses for you if you ever get time to read them.
First, Jeremiah 29:11. In that verse God told Jeremiah he had a plan for his life and a future. Just the same as he told Jeremiah that I feel he wants me to tell you that he has the same for you. The other verse is Isaiah 64:8. In this verse Isaiah tells us that God is the potter and his people are the clay.
Whenever God creates anything he has a plan & purpose for it. This is a good time in your life to aknowledge him as potter and allow him to show you ( his clay) what he wants you to do next. Trust me it beats the senselessness of wandering around making mistakes and losing time trying to figure it out.
Even if you dont know or understand how to hear him or have him guide you just call out to him and ask him to direct your life onto the path he wants it to go and you will see begin to see a path that stands out above the others. Jeremiah 33:3.
I enjoy the chill and realness you bring! May the Lord bless your biblical understanding and help you to help others.
I appreciate that, it means a lot
This was so helpful - thank you! 🙏 I hope you keep making these videos. I stumbled on your channel today and subscribed. You're going to help a lot of people through this channel.
The book of Ecclesiastes inspired great change in my life as well. Many heretics claim Jesus was some kind of "Peace and Love, tolerate all hippy" but he was far from that. Not only will he return to set a house against itself with a sword of fire, But Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 says, "There is a time for all things, to live and to kill, for peace and war, to live and die..."
So this "be a peaceful doormat" crap is just that - crap. There is a time for all things, including to fight, wage war, and kill!
like how they are killing all the palestinians?