Find God in the good times so that you have strength for the hard times. That’s the advice Solomon gives us here. Youth, health and vigour are meaningless if it establishes nothing for the future. You may feel old now, but you will be older tomorrow. So let your actions today become the foundation for a better tomorrow. May it be that you are able to look back at your life and find satisfaction in having sown wisely and spent your days faithfully. It’s never too late to sow good seed. Even if you have one day of life left, you can use that one day to sow good seed. In Jesus’ parable of the workers in the vineyard (Matthew 20), some began working early in the day while others only started working in the last hour, but they all got the same reward. Grace honours those who begin whenever they realise that they must. Faithfulness is not about quantity; it is about quality. One day of humble faithfulness can be as precious as a lifetime of faithfulness. Regret won’t motivate you to do anything. Every day with God is new and offers you a new start. Whether you have many days left or few, use every day to serve God diligently. Don’t strive to keep up with the achievements of others. That is irrelevant. Do only what you are given to do with the abilities you have.
Ask God to lead you and guide you and surrender yourself to him.
Read Ecclesiastes 11:1-12:8
