The Payoff
Tim Gustafson Our Daily Bread Ministries https://odb.org/ All rights reserved-Published with permission The Payoff Bible in a Year : Isaiah 59-61 2 Thessalonians 3 Seek first [God’s] kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33 Today's Scripture & Insight : Ecclesiastes 2:1-5, 11-17 In 1921, artist Sam Rodia began construction on his Watts Towers. Thirty-three years later, seventeen sculptures rose as high as thirty meters over Los Angeles. Musician Jerry Garcia was dismissive of Rodia’s lifework. “That’s the payoff,” said Garcia. “That thing that exists after you’re dead.” Then he said, “Wow, that’s not it for me.” So what was the payoff for him? His bandmate Bob Weir summed up their philosophy: “In eternity, nothing will be remembered of you. So why not just have fun?” A wealthy, wise man once tried to find the “payoff” by doing everything he possibly could. He wrote, “I said to myself, ‘Come now, I will test you with pleasu