Honoring God
Jesus Teaches about True Worship
Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)
Piety That Honors God
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 The Message
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.
For Reflection
I have never been convinced that avoiding Hell was a compelling rationale for loving God (or for that matter, good behavior). To live in the moment with God is joyous and fulfilling. This promise of God, these gifts from our creator, the forgiveness and grace that abounds, and the capacities for creative living, and experiencing unbounded joy precludes the threat of death.
Pray
Pray and contemplate joy in your life. Pray prayers of thanksgiving for the bountiful gifts of God.
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