Dusk over an old two-story house with shutters closed and one small lamp lit upstairs, an almond tree whitening by the wall.

Remember your Creator

Ecclesiastes 12

You are younger today than you will ever be again.

14 verses≈ 3 minBSB

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Where we are

1Everything is futileThe Teacher states his case
2–6The searchPleasure, work, time, power, wealth
7–8What wisdom can and can't doNo one can find out what is coming
9–11Live while you liveDeath comes to all, so take the gift
12Remember your CreatorFear God and keep His commandmentsChapter 12

Remember Your Creator

The Teacher

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth,

before the days of adversity come

and the years approach of which you will say,

“I find no pleasure in them,”

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before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened,

and the clouds return after the rain,

The Teacher

Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped

and the golden bowl is crushed,

before the pitcher is shattered at the spring

and the wheel is broken at the well,

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came

and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Question

Quick question

The same cry, a second time.

Where have you heard verse 8 before?

The Whole Duty of Man

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs. The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.

The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

A dark storeroom with a small sealed clay jar at the back of a wall niche, one strip of daylight just reaching it.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

The end of the matter

Whiteboard

The Teacher never pretends life is easy to hold. The last word tells you how to hold it.

Reflect

Sit with it

You’ve heard all of it now. What is the one thing you’ll do differently, knowing God sees it and it counts?

You’ve experienced

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A verse to carry with you

When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

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