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Welcome to Day 2009 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.
This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom
Remember Your Creator \u2013 Daily Wisdom
Welcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps. We are on Day 2009 of our Trek. We are transitioning in the structure of Wisdom-Trek to focus on the great wisdom books of the Bible. One habit I have practiced nearly every day for the past 45+ years of my adult life is to read the chapter in the book of Proverbs that corresponds to the day of the month. This single habit has been the catalyst for gaining wisdom and creating a living legacy. Adopting this habit can do the same for your life. So, beginning October 1st, I will start publishing the reading of the chapter in Proverbs that corresponds to the day of the month. Before that, I am reading through the book of Ecclesiastes. King Solomon, who wrote both Ecclesiastics and Proverbs, was the wisest person to live. He wrote Ecclesiastes late in his life, after trying many other paths to wisdom, and then he was brought back to the realization that God\u2019s Wisdom is the only true wisdom. This realization is what drives me to seek out God\u2019s wisdom each day. Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. So we are on a daily trek to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Today I will read Ecclesiastes 12, which is the final chapter, and I have titled this chapter:
Remember Your Creator
1 Don\u2019t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, \u201cLife is not pleasant anymore.\u201d 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\u2014the guards of your house\u2014start to tremble; and before your shoulders\u2014the strong men\u2014stoop. Remember him before your teeth\u2014your few remaining servants\u2014stop grinding; and before your eyes\u2014the women looking through the windows\u2014see dimly.

4 Remember him before the door to life\u2019s 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.

5 Remember him before you become fearful of falling and worry about danger in the streets; before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom, and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper, and the caperberry no longer inspires sexual desire. Remember him before you near the grave, your everlasting home, when the mourners will weep at your funeral.

6 Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don\u2019t 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.

Concluding Thoughts about the Teacher



8 \u201cEverything is meaningless,\u201d says the Teacher, \u201ccompletely meaningless.\u201d

9 Keep this in mind: The Teacher was considered wise, and he taught the people everything he knew. He listened carefully to many proverbs, studying and classifying them. 10 The Teacher sought to find just the right words to express truths clearly.[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+12andversion=NLT#fen-NLT-17510a (a)]

11 The words of the wise are like cattle prods\u2014painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+12andversion=NLT#fen-NLT-17511b (b)] drives the sheep.

12 But, my child,[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+12andversion=NLT#fen-NLT-17512c (c)] let me give you some further advice: Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out.

13 That\u2019s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone\u2019s...