Ecclesiastes 7:14
When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.
I think there was a movie with the title of today’s E-Votional. I did not see it and so I have no way to tie the two together except by title. The one thing I do know is that there are good times, bad times and downright ugly times that we encounter in this life.
I have mentioned from time to time about some Christians who look and act like they had been baptized in vinegar. They speak of joy in their heart, but it never quite reaches their face. Sad to say this is the impression many unbelievers have of the Christian life.
I once heard a Seminary professor react to these sour believers. He said it was almost like the Lord was looking over the parapets of heaven observing a Christian with a smile of joy. The Lord asks; “Are you having fun?” The Christian responds that he was. The booming voice of the Lord resounded; “STOP IT!” That is not what the Christian life is all about.
God’s people should be the happiest and most radiant people in the world. With heaven to gain and hell to lose, we pass over the bad times and the ugly situations of this life by visualizing the joys that await us in our heavenly home. Across the ages, even in some areas of our modern world, God’s people have placed their lives on the line and been tortured and killed. In the face of death they have radiated the joy of the Lord. That’s the kind of joy I desire in my life!
Blessings dear hearts. Walk with God today. Trust Him completely and be a blessing!
—Pastor Cecil
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