“Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come…” (Ecclesiastes 12:1, NIV). I call this lesson “Remember Him BEFORE.”

We can’t wait until the days of trouble come to remember God. We’ll be floundering for a foothold if we aren’t already standing firm on the Rock. Before the floods sweep in, we need to be high up on the Rock out of harm’s way. How do we get on the Rock? Psalm 27 says He puts us on the Rock.

The scripture doesn’t link the two, but the verse about being put high upon the rock comes next after the verse about seeking only to dwell in God’s house, gazing upon His beauty, and inquiring of Him. Jesus says our lives are kept on the Rock by obeying God’s commands. Remember your God. Walk through each day with praise and thanksgiving, continually remembering His beauty, His goodness, His grace, His mercy. He’s the only reason you’re alive today. He’s the only reason you have everything you do. It’s all by grace alone; His superabundant grace. So humble yourself to obey His commandments, and walk in His ways and not your own. You’ll be in a safe place when the days of trouble come.