July 9 Devotion - Remember NOW your Creator

Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”

Ecclesiastes 12:1

فاذكر خالقك في ايام شبابك قبل ان تأتي ايام الشر او تجيء السنون اذ تقول ليس لي فيها سرور.

I attended the wedding of the son of a dear friend this weekend. A very godly friend told the bride to remember Ecclesiastes 12:1 and he cited it to her and told her to share it with the groom. I had not read that verse before and asked him about it.

While I pondered its meaning and impact on youth, I wished it applied to me, but said alas I am no longer ‘youth’, however I quickly realized that 30 years from today I will look at my current age as ‘youth’. After all they say you are as old as you feel. So it applies to all of us independent of age, let us remember our creator NOW.

If you are reading this and saying I am already 100 years old and it does not apply to me, then consider the following verses:

Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you!
I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you.

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

والى الشيخوخة انا هو والى الشيبة انا احمل. قد فعلت وانا ارفع وانا احمل وانجي.

وَاطْرَحُوا عَلَيْهِ ثِقْلَ هُمُومِكُمْ كُلِّهَا، لأَنَّهُ هُوَ يَعْتَنِي بِكُمْ.

Isaiah 46:4, 1 Peter 5:7

 I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings and love. Help me Lord to remember You now and all the time in my youth and in my ‘old’ age, in my going out and in my coming in, in my labour and in my leisure, in my laughter and in my tears. Thank you Father that through my joy in You I will never get to a state where I will say about my years: “I have no pleasure in them”. Thank You Lord that even to my gray hairs you will carry me. Thank You my Heavenly Father that You care so much about me that I can always cast all my anxiety upon You.In Jesus’ name I pray.

O my soul, you have said to the Lord,
“You are my Lord,
My goodness is nothing apart from You.” Psalm 16:2
قُلْتُ لِلرَّبِّ: «أَنْتَ سَيِّدِي. خَيْرِي لاَ شَيْءَ غَيْرُكَ».
Jesus Loves you
In Him,
Wagdi Henein