Towards the end of Ecclesiastes, the writer urges, "Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, 'I have no delight in them.'" It's good for us to enjoy life, to delight in existence, to seek out the experiences that work best for us. However, and this is a BIG however, anything we do, we do not do in a vacuum. We are not random beings on a random planet. We are creations of a purposeful and loving God. Yes, we may eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we could die, but we do so in the compass of a world that has been created with intentionality and purpose by a meaningful and intentional God. Life is bigger than us. It is eternal. Not only does what we do in this life matter now, it matters for eternity. It is much bigger, much bigger than simply the "moment" before us.
So, as the writer encourages us, enjoy life. Enjoy its fruits, enjoy its wonders. Enjoy friends, enjoy good times. But remember this, and be hopeful: there is a God infusing everything we do with meaning and marvel far beyond anything we can conceive or imagine. We and our actions are vastly real, more real than we may think. They're not scattered, they're not disconnected. They're the work of God.
Though we may die tomorrow, squarely (and perhaps unexpectedly) in the midst of our various pursuits, we will not go without meaning. Our actions will not be done and effected without point. Not only are they meaningful in the world, and not only are they meaningful because they have meaning, but they are meaningful because the world is meaningful. And the world is only meaningful because there is a God.
Remember this life, yes, but remember its point even more. It's not an accident.
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