Solomon’s Final Conclusion
Ecclesiastes 9:1 - 12:14
“Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do. Always be clothes in white, and always anoint your head with oil. Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun - all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.” - Ecclesiastes 9:7-9 New Living Translation
God cares for us intimately so much so that he cares about the seemingly mundane things of our life. We are told to enjoy all the blessings God has given us. This leads me to something the Greek philosopher Socrates had said. Socrates is credited with being the first to proclaim: "Everything in moderation. Nothing in excess," 2500 years ago. Socrates believed humans need to learn to 'know how to choose the mean* and avoid the extremes on either side, as much as possible.'(1)
Our Lord would like very much for us to get the most out of this life that he’s given to us. Always look at the positive side and try your best with the help of the Holy Spirit to avoid focusing on the negative. All negative thought and action will pull you down. God wishes us to boldly move forward so that we might be a success in HIS sight. Being a success in the world’s eyes is completely meaningless and without worth. It has no eternal value and while being a worldly success generally does no harm, it will slowly draw you away from the path you were given to walk. Material possessions, while innocent enough on the surface, become idols at times, because we wish to have them and then allow them to control a small portion of our life.
God appoints the breadwinner (man) to, thru his daily toil, provide for his family giving them all a good, satisfying life. Satan causes duress thru constraint leading to individual and family difficulties, one being unemployment. Look at the Prodigal Son as an example of a man who got his inheritance early so he could leave and go out on his own. After his life savings was spent, he had nothing and ended up living with pigs. (Luke 15:11-32) God wishes his children to enjoy their lives without violating his basic standards for living. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.
Richard Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
*Mean - The middle point between two extremes.
(1) Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6915567 by Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD.
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