Day 157

Ecclesiastes 7:1-11: 6.  “The Best Things in Life are Free”

Have you ever had a chance to sit on the beach and enjoy the sunset?  Another sight that I really enjoy is to watch the sunrise over the alfalfa fields of the high desert in the fall with the cool air of a frosty morning surrounding me.  Of course, these sights pale in comparison to that of my young daughter’s smile.
In writing Ecclesiastes, Solomon makes it clear that enjoying the simple things in life is okay, and I think it even brings pleasure to God.  In the second half of this book we read that we can enjoy prosperity (7:14), eating (8:15), drinking (8:15), life (8:15) and marriage (9:9).
Life is something that is meant to be enjoyed.  It is a gift from God and it is a desire of God to see His children enjoying His gift.  We are still living in God’s creation and He is still that author and sustainer of life even though the world has been tainted by sin.  Remember, “Whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God above, who created all Heaven’s lights…” (James 1:17).

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?