08/02/2022
THE KINGDOM PRINCIPLE
REMEMBER YOUR CREATOR (GOD) NOW BEFORE THE DUST RETURNS TO EARTH & THE SPIRIT RETURNS TO GOD WHO GAVE IT.
2 Samuel 19:33-35
[33]“Come across with me and live in Jerusalem,” the king said to Barzillai. “I will take care of you there.”
[34]“No,” he replied, “I am far too old for that.
[35]I am eighty years old today, and life has lost its excitement. Food and wine are no longer tasty, and entertainment is not much fun; I would only be a burden to my lord the king.
Ecclesiastes 12:1-7
[1]Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”
[2]Remember him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky.
[3]Remember him before your legs—the guards of your house—start to tremble; and before your shoulders—the strong men—stoop. Remember him before your teeth—your few remaining servants—stop grinding; and before your eyes—the women looking through the windows—see dimly.
[4]Remember him before the door to life’s opportunities is closed and the sound of work fades. Now you rise at the first chirping of the birds, but then all their sounds will grow faint.
[6]Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don’t wait until the water jar is smashed at the spring and the pulley is broken at the well.
[7]For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.