September 18
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REMEMBER GOD WHILE YOU’RE YOUNG
A poem by ILMA
Don’t let youth’s excitement cause you to forget your Creator
Honor him in your youth before getting old and thinking that life is bad
Remember him before all sources of light seems dim to your old eyes
Reminisce it before rain clouds continually darken your sky.
Remember him before your legs starts to tremble
Recall him before your shoulders starts to stoop
Remember him before your teeth fall or stop grinding
Do it before your eyes have trouble seeing already.
Remember him before the door to life’s opportunities is closed
Don’t wait for wasted time when the sound of work fades
In youth, you are excited and you rise at the first chirping of the birds
As you grow older, all different kinds of sounds will grow faint.
Remember him before you’re near the grave, your everlasting home
Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young
For then the dust will return to the earth
And the spirit will return to God who gave it.
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MEMORY VERSE
Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. – Ecclesiastes 12:1
Read: Ecclesiastes 12:1-6
Solomon wrote the book of Ecclesiastes in his old age. He was considered the wisest person in his time. Because he asked the Lord for wisdom instead of riches, he was granted all the wisest words of advice. In these verses, we are cautioned not to wait to be very old when we acknowledge God. He tells us to remember the creator while we are young since, we won’t have the chance to enjoy Him when we are already nearing our end.
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REFLECTION
• Why must people not forget to remember their creator while they are still young?
Tag Archives: Ecclesiastes 1:2
EVERYTHING IS MEANINGLESS
September 6
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EVERYTHING IS MEANINGLESS
A poem by ILMA
“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?
Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes
The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again.
The wind blows south, and then turns north, blowing in circles
Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full
Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out to the sea
Everything is wearisome beyond description.
No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied
No matter how much we hear, we are not content
History merely repeats itself; It has all been done before
Nothing under the sun is truly new; some people don’t realize they’re old.
Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!”
But it is actually old; nothing is ever truly new
We don’t remember what happened in the past
In future generations, no one will remember what we are doing now.
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MEMORY VERSE
Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
– Ecclesiastes 1:2
Read: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
What is important to you? Many people go through life valuing many different things but Solomon discusses that nothing in this life is really meaningful. Of course, in the later part of his book of Proverbs, he said that only when you make God first will it make a difference
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REFLECTION
• Why does the wisest person say that all things in life is meaningless? Do you agree with that statement? Why or Why not?
• What is meaningful in your life at this point of your life?