Sun.’s Devo - Enjoy Life -

Read: Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18; 2 Corinthians 7:8-16; Psalm 48:1-14; Proverbs 22:17-19 Solomon talks much about death in today’s reading. Realizing that death is inevitable is healthy and helps you make better decisions. We are all born to die one day. Life is our gift from God and we have a set amount of time to enjoy it and live it for Him. I laughed out loud when I read that Solomon thought only one out of a thousand men were virtuous and not one woman. Then he turns around and says that people are born to be virtuous so we all have missed that mark. It is God’s plan that we be virtuous and he gave us his Word, his son and the Holy Spirit to help us to live righteously. Solomon says that a wise person will find a time and a way to do what is right and there is an answer even if you are in trouble. I have seen that happen so many times in my life. When I have gotten myself into an unfixable situation, God will show me a way to fix it that I would have never come up with on my own. I saw that happen in my curtain business over and over. Here is some advise to parents: when a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong. Punish your children as soon as you see them do something wrong and they will learn faster what is right and that there are always consequences for doing what is wrong. Solomon’s recommendation to the fate of life is to enjoy the life you are given. Have fun and experience happiness. Laughter is good like a medicine so we need to create times of fun and laughter to carry us through the hard times. Solomon also encourages us to do everything to the best of our ability. Doing something well is a reward that no one can take away. Even if no one appreciates what you do, you can be proud that did it well. Solomon ends with, “one sinner can destroy much the is good.” If we turn that around we can say, “one righteous person can destroy much that is evil.” Paul talks to the Corinth church and commends it for repenting after his rebuke. Now they are much stronger than they were before and it strengthened him to see them thriving. Repentance takes off blinders and sets people free to love and become what they are called to be. Lord, help us to enjoy our lives today and be happy. May repentance free us to see better and have wisdom. Thank you for the lives you have given us and for putting us on earth for this moment in time. May we finish our race and fulfill our destiny.