Today's Scripture
Joy In The Journey Ecclesiastes 5:13-20 (The Message)
Here’s a piece of bad luck I’ve seen happen:
A man hoards far more wealth than is good for him
And then loses it all in a bad business deal.
He fathered a child but hasn’t a cent left to give him.
He arrived naked from the womb of his mother;
He’ll leave in the same condition—with nothing.
This is bad luck, for sure—naked he came, naked he went.
So what was the point of working for a salary of smoke?
All for a miserable life spent in the dark?
Make the Most of What God Gives
18-20 After looking at the way things are on this earth, here’s what I’ve decided is the best way to live: Take care of yourself, have a good time, and make the most of whatever job you have for as long as God gives you life. And that’s about it. That’s the human lot. Yes, we should make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what’s given and delighting in the work. It’s God’s gift! God deals out joy in the present, the now. It’s useless to brood over how long we might live.
RJ's Devotion
WHAT DOES THE PASSAGE say?
V. 13-17 What we earn can all be squandered in one day. The wise men warn that a life, who considered money being our only goal in life can collapse one moment.
V. 18-20 Enjoy the best of your life
What Does the passage Mean to Me/US?
The wise men share the truth of life. “Yes, we should make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what’s given and delighting in the work. It’s God’s gift! God deals out joy in the present, the now. It’s useless to brood over how long we might live.”
Many people can be stressed out in the hustle and bustle of the holiday.
It is because we forget what and whom this holiday is really for. God came down to earth, so we can live the most out of the life God gives us, as a present.
Christmas is a time to celebrate how God came to our lives, and if we can’t we might have forgotten to enjoy God’s gift.
Prayer
Lord, help us to focus on your gift, during this Christmas. It’s not about us, but what you have given us, through your grace. In Christ Name, we pray, AMEN
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