"So I commend the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun." - Ecclesiastes 8:15
Mike Royco reported this true story in the Chicago Tribune: “A man named Bill Mallory traveled to India to discover the purpose of life. But he didn’t find the answer there. So after returning, he noticed a sign at Chevron gas station that simply said, ‘As you travel, ask us.’ So every time he pulled into a Chevron station, he would look to the sign and say, ‘I’m a traveler. I’d like to ask you a question. What is the purpose of life?’ These were the real answers he got. I’m not making this up. The first guy said, ‘Sorry, I’m new here.’ The second guy said, ‘I don’t remember anything in the manual about that.’ Another guy said, ‘I’m not much for church myself, sir.’ One guy gave him a leering look and a wink, whatever that meant. However, most people just gave him a blank stare, cleaned his windshield; but he kept asking at all the Chevron stations. One day Mallory got a phone call from Chevron Customer Relations. He said, “We understand you’ve been asking our dealer questions and getting unsatisfactory answers.’ The man suggested that he write out his question and send it to Chevron Corporate with a self-addressed stamped envelope. So Bill Mallory wrote, ‘What is the purpose of life?’ and sent it to Chevron Gas Company. A couple of weeks later, the envelope was returned. The only thing in it was an application for a credit card!”
If you want to know the purpose of life, you’re not going to find it in a gas station. If you want to know the purpose of life, you have to either talk to the One who created you or look in the Bible. There you will find life and enjoyment. Today in prayer, ask the Lord to give you a fresh appreciation for your life and a joy for living.
"It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon
God's Word: "Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do." - Ecclesiastes 9:7
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