Ecclesiastes 8:15
And I commend joy, for man has nothing better under the sun but to eat
and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days
of his life that God has given him under the sun.
Someone recently wrote that “God is most glorified in us
when we are most satisfied in him.”
After reading that statement, I had to read it again. I think
sometimes we fail to appreciate what God has done for us in providing us so
much joy. James reminds us that “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from
above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or
shadow due to change” (James 1:17). In other words, if it is good, then it has
come from God. I would advise that just because people may classify something
as good doesn’t necessarily make it good — consider Isaiah 5:20 as an example
where people get things turned around by calling bad things good and good
things bad.
Maybe we only see God as a taskmaster commanding us
nothing but to fear him and literally shake in our boots. But the word he
provided to us suggests a proper balance (Romans 11:22). Yes, he is God and
there is no other (Isaiah 46:9; Romans 8:12-17; 1John 4:17-19), but he is
loving and desires that all be saved from deserved wrath (Romans 2:3-11; 1Timothy
2:1-4; 2Peter 3:9).
Sometimes we don't associate happiness with God; again, we may only see him as a taskmaster handing out impossible commands.
One test for ourselves might be this — Do we visualize God with a smile or a frown?
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