https://odb.org/2024/03/11/embrace-today
I think it’s tragic that when we are about to die that we regret not having made much of our life that God gave us. Like in the novel, Nicola, who was born with wealth and talents, felt she had wasted her life and thus refused to acknowledge that she has terminal cancer. I hope none of us will ever reach such a sad conclusion on our dying bed.
Ecclesiastes 9:1-7 teaches that we should eat and drink with gladness. Enjoy our life with our wife. But remember our creator, the LORD our God, follow His ways and obey His Word and enjoy and embrace every opportunity that He provides us to live and love.
We need to balance between the present and the future. Delaying immediate gratification to later may be a good principle to follow to save up and invest for the future. Yet we must also live in the present. Not in the past and not always for the future. Do what we can do today. Do for God what we can do today. Don’t wait until we are older or when we are ready or retired. Our time on earth is limited. Our time may even be cut short by infirmity. We may not live until a ripe old age. Thus, remember God today and do what we can for Him today.
If we begin to take accountability for our responsibilities to God today, for the fulfilment of His promises, plans, and purposes for our lives today; we will not have any regrets when we finally enter into the realm of the dead. It is the realm when we will not be able to do anything anymore in the world of the living. We will meet again at the end of time, but as far as the realm of the living in the present, we will not be able to do anything anymore.
Let’s live life to the fullest in God, in the centre of His will, enjoying every day as He provides, and serving Him to the best of our abilities. If we are in our golden age, are we just counting our days to leave this world? No! Live on, enjoy life, and continue serving God. We may still have years to live in God.
Ronnie's Thoughts 