“Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour.” Ecclesiastes 10:1 I’ve often thought about the picture Solomon gives us in this verse. The ointment of the apothecary was valuable, fragrant, and carefully prepared. Yet something as small as a dead fly could contaminate it and cause it to lose its pleasant fragrance. It makes me think about our lives. Imagine the apothecary as our relationship with the Lord. The ointment represents the fragrance of our worship, our love, our testimony, and the life we are carrying for Christ. And the fly represents those little…