As I read Ecclesiastes chapter 7 this morning, verses 13 through 15 leaped off the page:

Look at what God has done:

No one can straighten what he has bent.

When life is good, enjoy it.

But when life is hard, remember:

God gives good times and hard times,

and no one knows what tomorrow will bring.

In my useless life I have seen both of these:

I have seen good people die in spite of their goodness

and evil people live a long time in spite of their evil.

Just over a week ago, a great man of God died in spite of his goodness. I won’t pretend to understand why he spent only 57 years on this earth. I can’t comprehend the fact that he left behind a loving family and church that he also loved and served with a genuine passion. However, I do find immense joy in knowing that Dave Adams has entered into glory and heard the words all Christ-followers long to hear: “Well done, good and faithful servant!”