Remember your Creator in the days of your youth

Youth is a great stage of life, however, we must take advantage of it in such a way that when we reach old age we can be happy with what we did during that period. Youth is like the foundation of a house, if you have a good foundation then years later your house will remain in good condition, and that is exactly what life is like, if you take advantage of your youth, when you get older you will be happy with everything did.

The writer of Ecclesiastes said:

1 Remember your Creator
in the days 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;

Ecclesiastes 12: 1-3

The most important thing is that we have God present every day of our youth, those days in which we are strong. Many people spend their whole lives doing with them what they want, what their heart desires, and many times these desires are corrupted and create incurable evils. There is no better legacy than serving God from an early age, because this causes us to stop making certain decisions that can affect our future.

Friends, as long as the youth is in us, let us serve God with all our heart, let us do what we can not possibly do when we are old, evangelize, do the work of God, go to the jungles, to those places where no one wants to go. What is life? Life is a breath, it goes like the wind, however, if we serve God even in our old age we can have contentment.

When we look closely at Solomon’s words, we notice that he is not simply giving poetic descriptions of aging—he is giving a loving warning from someone who understood the fragility of life. Youth is full of energy, dreams, strength, and opportunity, but those years do not last forever. The time eventually comes when the body weakens, when the mind no longer runs as fast, and when the passions that once drove us slowly fade away. That is why remembering the Creator early is not just wise advice; it is an act of mercy. Serving God in youth gives shape, direction, and purpose to every decision. It keeps us from paths that promise pleasure but produce destruction, and it leads us toward a life that will not bring regrets when the years have passed.

Many older believers testify that the choices made in their youth shaped the entire course of their lives. Some look back with gratitude because they surrendered their years to God and saw His hand guiding them, protecting them, and blessing them. Others look back with sorrow at wasted time, broken relationships, and consequences that could have been avoided. Youth is a season of sowing: the seeds planted then—good or bad—grow into the harvest we reap decades later. This is why Scripture urges young people to flee from sin, to seek wisdom, and to walk in the fear of the Lord. The world tells the young to “enjoy life” and “follow their desires,” but God calls them to something greater: to build a foundation that will stand strong when storms come and when strength fades.

Serving God in youth is not about missing out on life; it is about gaining a life that is truly meaningful. When a young person dedicates their strength, talents, and time to the Lord, they invest in something that has eternal value. The mission field, acts of service, evangelism, discipleship—all these efforts plant seeds that continue bearing fruit long after youth has passed. And even when old age arrives, the person who honored God early will have a heart full of peace, knowing their years were not wasted. Life truly is a vapor, but a life lived for God—whether long or short—leaves an impact that time cannot erase. So while youth is still within reach, let us embrace it intentionally, joyfully, and with a heart fully surrendered to the Creator who gave it.