Thematic Bible: Care, folly of
Thematic Bible
Worldly » Care, folly of » Dilemma
"Then the servant manager told himself, "What should I do? My master is taking my position away from me. I'm not strong enough to plow, and I'm ashamed to beg.
Jesus replied to the crowd, "The light is among you only for a short time. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The person who walks in the darkness is in the darkness and does not know where he is going.
Pilate asked them, "Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!"
As a result, you'll wander aimlessly in broad daylight just as a blind person wanders in darkness. You won't prosper in life. Instead, you'll be oppressed and plundered all day long, with no deliverer.
So he began to think to himself, "What should I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'
Worldly » Care, folly of » The sinners' portion
After all, to the person who is good in God's sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner he gives the troublesome task of acquiring and accumulating in order to leave it to someone who is good in the sight of God. This also is pointless and chasing after the wind.
It's better to have one handful of tranquility than to have two handfuls of trouble and to chase after the wind.
Worldly » Care, folly of » Profitless
In fact, people walk around as shadows. Surely, they busy themselves for nothing, heaping up possessions but not knowing who will get them.
I dedicated myself to using wisdom for study and discovery of everything that is done under heaven. God uses terrible things so human beings will struggle with life.
Worldly » Care, folly of » Chokes the "word"
As for what was sown among the thorn bushes, this is the person who hears the word, but the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of wealth choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.
Other seeds fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes grew higher and choked them out.
Worldly » Care, folly of » Drives away sleep
When I dedicated myself to experience wisdom and to observe what is undertaken on earth even going without sleep day and night
Worldly » Care, folly of » Indicates a distrust of providence
"So don't ever worry by saying, "What are we going to eat?' or "What are we going to drink?' or "What are we going to wear?' because it is the unbelievers who are eager for all those things. Surely your heavenly Father knows that you need all of them!
Worldly » Care, folly of » Mars the peace of home
But Martha was worrying about all the things she had to do, so she came to him and asked, "Lord, you do care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself, don't you? Then tell her to help me."