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REMEMBER HIM

Text: Ecclesiastes 12:1.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

Have you ever wondered why Ecclesiastes 12:1 was addressed to youths and not to elderly ones? Well, the youthful age is the very foundation of one's life. It is about the most important stage of one's life. As much as God wants you to expend your strength and youth on Him, the devil is also working tirelessly to see that youth's strength is wasted on vanities.

One of the devil's ploys is to ensure that the young folks has no desire for God or His things. This explains the reason for the increase in the many distractions prevalent in this generation. Everything is geared towards taking your heart away from God.

The Preacher says remember your creator now that you are young and agile, before the evil days come. Many only remember  God after evil days have overtaken them and rarely before.

 *A time will come when everything you depend on will fail, the only thing that will keep you going will be God. How well are you holding unto Him?* 

Proverbs  20:29  says, "The glory of young men is their *strength* : and the beauty of old men is the grey head." Beautiful as this is, you should know that this strength is not everlasting, as Isaiah 40:30 says, "Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:" However, the next verse says,  *But they that wait  upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.* Isaiah 40:31.

You will only glide over the challenges of life in the strength of the Lord and never in your own strength. Hence, the need to focus your energy on Him who is able to keep you from falling before the evil days come. REMEMBER YOUR CREATOR NOW.

Bible Reading :

Ecclesiastes 12;1-14.

PRAYER FOCUS

1.) Father God, I receive the grace to look away from all forms of distractions and fix my gaze on you, who is able to uphold me to the very end.
 

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