Ecclesiastes 12:1-3 NIV
1 Remember vour Creator in the davs of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, "I find no pleasure in them"- [2] before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain; [3] when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men stoop, when the grinders cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows grow dim;
This passage continues to remind all of us that the dav will come when we will have trouble seeing, hearing, eating and getting around. This tells us how important it is ta learn about God early in life. Studies have shown that those who come to faith early ir life, even if they walk away for a while, will return to God. Often this happens after they have children of their own, or when they experience a tragedy and it turns theirhearts
back to God
Reading this reminded
me of a book I once read. 1 am an avid - some might say obsessive - knitter. I learned to knit as a child and have used this skill to make clothina for my familv as well as to earn a little money for my craft. This book was on the history of knittina in the United States. In it, it spoke of the need to teach children when they were young ana they were required to finish at least 3 or 4 rounds on their stockings before they could play. Learning young was considered important so that thev could continue to knit and contribute to the family when they grew old and had trouble seeing. If learning to knit was considered important to a person and that person's family, then consider how much more important it is to have God in our lives. God's presence brings the warmth of his love, protection from evil and the promise of everlasting ioy when this life comes to an end. What better reasons for faith are there?
