Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 While Young, Remember God to Get You Through the Bad Times

While Young, Remember God to Get You Through the Bad Times

Ecclesiastes 12:1-14            The Book of Ecclesiastes [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, [during] the days of your youth, remember your Creator, while the evil days [haven't] come [yet.] Nor [do] the years draw [near,] when you [shall] say, I have no pleasure in them: while the sun, the light, the moon, or the stars [haven't been] darkened, nor [do] the clouds return after the rain.

[Psalm 90:10 The days of your [life] are 70 years, & if [because] of strength, they [are] [increased to] 80 years, [still] their strength [dwindles, &] [labor,] & sorrow [are increased;] for it is soon cut off, & we [disappear.]

[On] the day when the house keepers shall tremble, & the strong men shall [stoop over,] & the [mill] grinders stop, because they are few [who are left,] & those [who] look out of the windows [that are] darkened, & the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the [mill] grinding is low, [a.k.a. quiet.] [Jeremiah 14:1-2 The Word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah [about] the [famine.] Judah [mourns,] & [its] gates [languish, a.k.a. become weak.] [Those, who] [wear] black [fall] to the ground. And the [out] cry of Jerusalem [has] gone up.]

And he shall rise up at the [sound] of the bird, & all the daughters of music, shall be brought low. Also, when mourners go [around] the streets, & desire shall fail, they shall be afraid of [what] is [lofty,] & fears shall be [on] the [path,] because man [goes] to his long, [a.k.a. eternal,] home, [although] the almond tree [still] shall flourish, & the grasshoppers, shall [still] be a burden.]

[Life is fragile, like] [whenever] the silver cord [is loosened,] or the golden bowl [is] broken, or the pitcher is [shattered] at the fountain, or the wheel is broken at the [well.] [Jeremiah 14:3-5 And their nobles have sent their little ones to [get] the [water.] They came to the [water] pits, & found no water. They returned with their vessels empty. They were ashamed, & [confused,] & covered their heads [in shame,] because the ground is [parched,] for there was no rain [on] the earth, & the [men who plow] were ashamed, & they covered their heads. [Yes,] the [deer] also calved in the field, & [abandoned] it, because there was no grass.]

Then the dust shall return to the earth as it was, & the spirit shall return to God, Who gave it. Vanity of vanities, [says] the preacher. All is vanity. [Psalm 39:5-7 [See,] You [have] made my days [like] the [width of a hand;] & [my] age is [like] nothing before You. [Truly,] every man at his best state [in life,] is altogether vanity. Selah.

Surely, every man [walks, a.k.a. follows,] in a vain [resemblance of life.] Surely, they are [troubled] in vain, & he [heaps] up riches, & [doesn't know] who shall gather, [a.k.a. inherit,] them. And now, Lord, what [do] I wait for? My hope is in You.]

And [also,] because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. [Yes,] he [paid] good [attention,] & sought out, & [put] in order many proverbs. [Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 The words of the Preacher, the son of king David, in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, [says] the Preacher. Vanity of vanities, all is vanity, [& troubling, like trying to grab the wind.]

The Preacher sought to find out [appropriate] words, that [were] written, & was [honest,] even words of Truth. [John 14:6 Jesus said to [Thomas,] I Am the Way, the Truth, & the Life. No man comes to the Father, [except] by Me.]

The words of the wise are [like stickers,] & like nails fastened by the master [instructors, who] are given from One Shepherd. [Matthew 12:34-37 O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For the mouth [speaks] out of the abundance of the heart. A good man [brings] forth good things out of the good [treasures,] of the heart. And an evil man, [brings] forth evil things, out of the evil [treasures] [of the heart.] But I say to you, That [on] the Judgment Day, they shall give account [of] every idle word that men shall [say.] For you [shall] be justified by your words, & you [shall] be condemned by your words.]

And my son, be [advised] further by these. There is no end of making many books, & much study is [tiresome to] the flesh. [John 20:26-31 And after 8 days, again His disciples were [inside,] & Thomas with them. The doors being shut, then, Jesus came, & stood in the [middle,] & said, Peace be to you. *Then, He [said] to Thomas, Reach your finger [here,] & [see] My hands. And reach your hand [here,] & thrust it into My side. And [don't] be faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered, & said to Him, My Lord & My God. Jesus [said] to him, Thomas, because you [have] seen Me, you [have] believed. Blessed are [those, who] haven't seen, & [still] have believed. And Jesus truly did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, [that] aren't written in this book. But these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; & that believing, you might have [Eternal] Life through His Name.]

Let's hear the conclusion of [this] whole matter: Fear, [a.k.a. respect,] God, & keep His commandments. [Mark 7:6-7 [Jesus] answered, & said to them, [Elijah has] prophesied [correctly about] you, hypocrites, [like] it is written [in the Scriptures,] This people [honor] Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. [However,] they worship Me in vain, teaching the commandments of men, for doctrines.]

For this is the whole duty, [a.k.a. responsibility,] of man. For God shall bring every work, [a.k.a. deed,] into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it [is] good, or whether it [is] evil. [Revelation 22:12-15 *And [watch,] I come quickly; & My reward is with Me, & shall be to give every man according [to] his work, [a.k.a. deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, & the First & the Last. Blessed are [those who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life, & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are: dogs, sorcerers, [sexual traffickers,] murderers, idolaters, & [whoever loves, & makes] [up] [lies.]