Instead of making a New Year's Resolution this year I chose a word: Joy. One of the things I've been working through is looking up every verse in the Bible with the word joy. There's quite a few of them, and for some strange reason I'm doing it backward (starting in Revelation, ending in Genesis). I look up the verse, write it down and try to squeeze out anything I can learn about joy.
I've made my way to Ecclesiastes (Thankful to be through with those major prophets who remind us that if we ignore God there will be no joy...) and here was today's verse:
"Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do." Ecclesiastes 9:7
I'm frequently amazed at God's timing, how I would land on a verse about enjoying eating and drinking on a day like Thanksgiving! I'm not always sure how to interpret the book of Ecclesiastes because it seems so sarcastic, but I think the point is that our lives are so short it's ridiculous so we really should enjoy the great parts that God has given us.
Today we enjoyed a great meal and games with good friends. My heart feels merry and God approves. He is the inventor of celebration and it's a great gift to be able to have a day of rest and enjoy all that we have.
I hope you have experienced the same form of joy that we have today!
1 comment:
How did I not know you had a blog? Ecclesiastes...sarcastic? Never seen that before. It is actually one of my favorite books. Something about it resonates with me. I am going to have to go read it again somewhere between finishing Uncle Tom's Cabin and chores and snooping on all your thoughts posted on this here blog of yours. :o)
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