Remember Thy Creator in the Days of Thy Youth

The book of Ecclesiastes was written by King Solomon, the son of King David. If you unfurl the history behind, Solomon was born to David when he had firmly established his kingdom. Imagine being a prince spending life in a palace and that too with God fearing parents! Yes, here’s a prince with all the riches & being bought up with the fear of God. When Solomon grew he succeeded David as the King and the Bible says there was peace on all sides and people rejoiced during Solomon’s reign. 1 Kings 4:20-28 describes Solomon’s splendor and his daily provisions and how the kingdom cherished under his rule.

Moreover, when the Lord appeared to him, instead of asking for wealth and security from enemies Solomon sought wisdom. God was pleased and granted him wisdom, great wealth and security from enemies. Thus Solomon lived a complete life; Wise, rich & God fearing. He wrote 3000 proverbs and wise men from all over the world came to meet him and marveled at his wisdom. But somewhere down the line Solomon’s perspective towards life changed and his writings started to reflect how meaningless everything under the sun is! Do you want to know why? In the prime of his youth, it says in 1 Kings 11:1, Solomon loved many foreign women. He slowly drifted from his way and ended up in sin. But it was too late for him to realize and revert back. So he wrote Ecclesiastes as a warning to the other young people.

I exactly don’t remember where I read about a woman in the prime of her youth got addicted to immoral activities. When she found that she could earn more money by being immoral she dove in and very soon was considered the queen of adultery. Men took advantage of her beauty and earned a fortune. But as days went she started to lose her beauty (Proverbs 31:30) and was ignored by the same men who once admired her. It was too late for her to realize her mistake. Rejected by her family and friends for her conduct, she decided to get a baby for herself and run to some corner of the globe and live a peaceful life. She somehow got pregnant and left to new town. When you forget God in your youth, you are actually stacking up curses. And in her case, curses on her baby. She gave birth to a sweet baby but without limbs. In medical terms the baby was considered to be a ‘vegetable’ meaning it cannot do anything. The baby could breathe and that is all it can do as long as it lives. So the doctors decided to mercy kill the baby and with tears the mother fed the last spoon of milk to her own baby. Wounded and heart-broken she spent times lonely thinking how she had spoilt her youth. Later she was paralyzed and spent her life on an electric wheel chair spending time with physically challenged children.

I guess you are able to get the gist of what I am going to say. Most of the techies who read this blog are below the age of 35 and that means they are in the prime of their youth. The world is so alluring and the charm of youthfulness yearns to join the fun and celebrate along. Take my word, beauty and charm is not going to last long. Every time you take a step to do something, think ahead! What will you be doing 40 years from now…regretting what you are doing or cherishing your youth? The choice is yours. Wealth and fame will not last long either. It’s the respect and conduct that you earn today that is going to be with you when you are old.

A few who are reading this passage may already be deep down in sin and guilt. But do not worry…Christ died on the Cross of Calvary to wash our guilt and make us pure as snow. It’s never too late with our dear Jesus. So it’s high time to consider our ways and make sure we live a memorable life on this earth. The rule is simple -

“Remember thy creator in the days of thy youth”

Lord Jesus, thank you so much for reminding me of my responsibility to watch my ways in this wicked world. Help me follow your foot steps that I don’t regret when I am old rather cherish your goodness. Amen