Remember Now Your Creator

How good it is for young people to embrace their duty to love and obey God early in life!  The bar is set very low in general these days when it comes to devotion to God, worship, growing in discipleship, evangelism, and service unto the LORD.  For children and youth the bar is lower still.  Just physically attending a church or youth group is seen as a massive victory in itself.  But God deserves that all His people would be active in seeking Him and engaging in His business interests on earth.  We only have a limited amount of time.  Those who make the most of the time and talents given them by God will certainly not lose their reward.

Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 12:1-7, "Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you say, "I have no pleasure in them": ² while the sun and the light, the moon and the stars, are not darkened, and the clouds do not return after the rain; ³ in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men bow down; when the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look through the windows grow dim; ⁴ when the doors are shut in the streets, and the sound of grinding is low; when one rises up at the sound of a bird, and all the daughters of music are brought low; ⁵ also they are afraid of height, and of terrors in the way; when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper is a burden, and desire fails. For man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets. ⁶ Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the well. ⁷ Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it."

Life on earth is over for all people soon after it begins in eternity's light.  The exhortation of the preacher echoes to every soul to this day:  "Remember now your Creator!"  And how do we remember Him?  Solomon concludes his writing with this in Ecclesiastes 12:13-14:  "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man's all. ¹⁴ For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil."  Jesus has commanded us to love one another as He has loved us.  Let us praise God in Spirit and truth, living righteously for His glory, for He is seeking such who worship Him.  His eyes go to and fro over the whole earth, looking for any who remain loyal to Him so He can show Himself strong on their behalf.  May our holy conduct and righteous affections draw His loving gaze!