Is 'Good' and 'Right' worth it?

"Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him. Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what the wicked deserve, and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve. This too, I say, is meaningless. So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun." Ecclesiastes 8:12-15  

Despite all the evil and bad things that happen to us, we are commended to continue fearing God and be reverent before him. I know we tend to wonder whether being good, or doing the right thing is ever worth it. This is because, whether we do good or not, evil will always happen. Many ask, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" The truth is, none of us is good! We all, at one point or other, fall short in some way. What the author of Ecclesiastes is telling us today is to keep fearing God. No matter what. To keep doing what is right and good because in the end it will go well with us. Life never makes sense! I mean, no one has ever figured out this life. But what we are commended to do is TO ENJOY LIFE! Enjoy the sun rise every morning. Enjoy the singing of birds. The gift of friendship. The gift of football matches between Arsenal and Manchester United where you can scream and shout and be merry! The gift of bridal showers, baby showers and weddings for the ladies! Enjoy the gift of a job if you have one - give your very best at work! Enjoy embarrassing moments - laugh at yourself once in a while! Make every moment of your life count. Encourage someone. Meet people. Be good. Do right. God sees!

"I love to think that  God appoints My portion day by day; Events of life are in His hand, And I would only say, Appoint them in Thine own good time, And in Thine own best way." A.L. Waring