🎺 Ecclesiastes 12

Ecclesiastes 12 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, ““Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”” Ecclesiastes 12 opens with these words: “Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no…” The line to keep is Ecclesiastes 12:13: “This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.” Carry the word “matter” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Ecclesiastes 12:13: “This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Ecclesiastes 12? Then try this: Read “This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.