Always Do Your Best

"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom." Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NIV)

After a lengthy discussion about the vanities of life, Solomon, the son of David, teaches about the unpredictability of life and the certainty of death. In the preceding verses, he states that the blessings of this life are to be appreciated, enjoyed, and shared. God's good gifts of human relationships, food, drink, and satisfying labor are to be received humbly and enjoyed fully (but not to excess) as blessings from God. Do your best, at every task, while you can, and while you can appreciate the satisfaction that comes from satisfying labor, from doing a good job.

We should always do our best at whatever it is that we do. If anything is worth doing, then it is worth doing right, and doing it to the best of our ability. We should do all that we do as if we were doing it for The Lord. Soon our opportunity to do anything will have passed.