I always look foward to summer vacation with my family.  It is a time for us to get away and just take it easy...and take it easy we do!  I tend to believe that King Solomon took things a little to easy.  In Eccl. 2:24, Solomon said, "There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour.  This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God."

No question that this sort of approach to life will lead to contentment but what about the folks who have nothing to eat or drink?  That's why you must be careful with wisdom literature.  Wisdom literature is advice for everyday living but under some circumstaces it may not have application.  We need contentment.  We need rest from our labours.  But what if a man did nothing but eat and drink and enjoy the fruit of his labour?

What if a man, like Solomon, were able to gain the whole world but he still lost his soul?  Contentment cannot come from the "eat and drink" of life.  Contentment, permanent rest, comes from knowing the One who owns the sabbath. 

I trust this summer you will find rest for your souls.  Eat, drink, and enjoy life and in so doing, serve the Lord with gladness.

Marching On,

Pastor Shannon