24/04/2024
Ecclesiastes 12:1
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”—
So often people think serving God is something to do when you are older and more serious about life. However, this scripture reminds us to remember our Creator in the days of our Youth. This means we need to seek God early in our lives. To truly seek God, you need to firstly have an encounter with the creator by being saved from eternal condemnation caused by sin – be born again. An acknowledgement of that you were born a sinner but through faith in Jesus Christ who died and rose again, you are justified.
The Creator is God, our heavenly father who brings something out of nothing. In Genesis, we see the foundations of creation by God who made the heavens and earth and on the sixth day made man (Genesis 1:27). Since then God set a pattern in life of fruitfulness within His creation. His creative work did not stop in creation but continues to this day.
Psalm 139:13-14
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;your works are wonderful,I know that full well.
Time
The days of youth represent the importance of serving God when you still have time. Being young is associated with having an abundance of time to live and a future ahead. The scripture reminds us to serve God when we you have this abundance of time to do so.
Psalm 90:12
As a young person, often your basic needs are the responsibility of your parents and most of your responsibilities in life are limited compared to when you are grown up. This means your younger days are the best to start serving God and getting your relationship with God strengthen by reading His word, prayer, witnessing, and serving Him wherever there is a need.
So often, young people use the gift of time to get involved in sin, which separates them from God. With the available time comes numerous distractions, which seek to attract and destroy the lives of young people. Young people’s time is so often spent on various things such as alcohol, drugs, unrighteous relationships and other time wasters such as television, games, social media platforms etc. Some timewasters may not be sinful when used appropriately, but when used excessively they may become addictive and destructive. I Corinthians 15:33 says, Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” The company you keep does not refer to other people only, but also who and what you spend your time doing.
Everyone, will have to give an account to God on how they used the time God gave them on this earth, hence our focus must be dedicated to our Creator who created us for a purpose of serving and living for Him. As a young person it is of outmost importance that you redeem the time, use it wisely (Ephesians 5: 15-16) and invest in your relationship with God.
