Today’s
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
“‘Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself’…I
built houses for myself, I planted vineyards…All that my eyes desired I did not
refuse them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure…Thus I considered
all my activities…and behold all was vanity and striving after wind.”
Words
of Devotion
The Hollywood star seemed to have everything. A household
name worldwide, his films generated steady box office hits. He was admired and
adored by millions. But the star recently revealed how he lived with chronic
pain, struggled with bouts of loneliness, suffered from insomnia, and had a
drinking problem.
While many admired his celebrity, this famed actor described the downside of
fame—how lonely it was to be in the spotlight and how frustrated he was by his
inability to form lasting relationships.
Still, this man is among the most popular, idolized people in the world.
Millions think they would love to change places, experience his fame, and
partake of his pleasures.
The Bible invites us to take an honest look at life and realize how easily
people spend their time and energy chasing after the world’s pleasures. They
give themselves to the pursuit of riches and resources, fame and power, but the
Bible warns that, in the end, all of this effort is just “vanity and striving
after wind.”
The Bible reminds us that “the world is passing away, and also its lusts; but
the one who does the will of God lives forever” (1 John 2:17). Jesus
specifically told us not to store up “treasures on earth, where moth and rust
destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.” Instead, we are to store up
“treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves
do not break in or steal” (Matthew 6:19-20).
Today, invest your life in the Kingdom that will last.
Inspirational
Prayer: Father, I seek first Your Kingdom. Help me
to invest in the things that will last and find my greatest joy in simply being
in Your presence. In Jesus’ name. Amen
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