Ecclesiastes 7:29

"Behold,. have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices."God made men upright" -i.e. morally good, God created men and women in His own image (Genesis 1:26-27). God has given to every one the ability to recognize divine law as truth. This explains why Solomon found only one righteous man in. thousand. The failure wasn't due to how God created people, rather, God created mankind upright. Note the verse isn't saying that people are born inherently depraved, rather, after being born, after. period of childhood innocence, most people depart from God and search out excuses for not serving God, etc… The failure is on the part of man. The word "sought out" indicates eagerness, and "many devices" points to the countless ways in which people pervert their God given abilities and turn wholesome things into instruments for evil.

Points To Note:

1. Once again at the close of. chapter we stand completely unable to contradict anything that Solomon says. The world, the society which surrounds us only emphasizes the truthfulness of verses like the above. See Romans 1:18-32. 2. These devices include how mankind clouds moral issues, refuses to walk on the narrow path, challenges the Biblical view, yea, challenges the very existence of God or the truthfulness of the Biblical record. 3. Now, which path are you on? Are you trying to serve God or have you simply joined the masses? Are you interested in the truth? Or, are you simply looking for the nearest feeble human excuse which will enable you to sin and still have. good conscience?