Whenever the world tells us that we have not yet fully tasted all its pleasures, we may reply: a man has gone before us so exceedingly rich according to the standards of this world, that he was able to indulge in everything his "eyes desired". He sought out all the pleasures of this world: silver was to him as common as stone and all his drinking vessels were pure gold; rulers came to him from all over the world to seek his wisdom; he had 700 wives and 300 personal concubines. Which man today is his equal in worldly attainments?
Having tasted all that this world has to offer, Solomon declared that all these are but "vanity", and that it is only in "fearing God and keeping his commandments" that man can find true happiness (Ecc 12:13).
By faith, we, God's children, know this to be true.
By faith we do not need to"try out" and "taste" the pleasures of this world to know that our Father which is in heaven is far better.
We live by His Word, which is to us the True Bread which comes from heaven, Jesus Christ His only begotten Son. We eat Him by the Spirit through faith.
We enjoy the good things of this world, but our hope is not in them. Our hope is in the return of our merciful Saviour to rescue His saints and destroy all wicked unbelievers and usher in the eternal kingdom.
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