It's a Good Day!

"So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy

 and enjoy ourselves as long as we can." Ecclesiastes 3:12 NLT

Solomon is known in the Bible as the wisest man in the world. Why? Because when God asked him what he desired, Solomon asked for wisdom. As king he ruled and made decisions that were amazingly wise. The only problem was that Solomon never took his own advice. He spent much of his life apart from God. He liked to do things his own way and unfortunately, he reaped the consequences of his choices. The book of Ecclesiastes was written near the end of Solomon's life and is filled with his sad, but true findings that much of his life had been lived pursuing empty, selfish, and meaningless pursuits. 

In chapter 3, Solomon determines that in life there is a time for everything. He lists 14 very contrary statements such as laugh/cry, kill/heal, and love/hate. And at the conclusion of all of these he states that being happy and enjoying ourselves is the best choice ever! That it is a gift from God.

Today your 'happy' will be challenged. You will bump into a grumpy person. Someone will fail to meet your expectations. A spouse or a child will demand something from you when you'd rather be doing something else. You may take the blame for something you didn't do.  For a million and one reasons your 'happy' will face opposition today. But today for one reason alone, you can be happy! And that reason is that you are saved! Saved from an eternity in hell. Saved from fear. Saved from the slavery of sin! By the blood of Jesus you are saved! 

There is on older FFH song that I love because it's so simple, yet so true. The lyrics to the chorus go like this:

"Say hey! It's a good day!

 Even if things aren't going my way. 

Jesus is Lord and I am saved, 

So, say hey! It's a good day!"

Here's the link. Give it a listen!!  It's a Good Day by FFH