Today marks the day when Micah Hackett (the author of this page) would have turned 25 years old. I have lately been reminiscing on some of my memories with him. As his younger sister, I would truly love for his memory to live on. Micah spent much time studying the Word of God and had a desire for the lost to be reached with the gospel and for Christians to be spiritually encouraged.
Below I have laid out a portion from an article Micah wrote in 2015 entitled “Our Memories”. From it you can see his desire, even at age 15, for us all to “remember thy Creator” (Ecclesiastes 12:1).
“Memories involve a looking back so we know the Lord’s will as we look forward. The saying goes: ‘those who don’t remember history are bound to repeat it’. In our Christian lives, it is essential that we move forward carefully, taking heed to the warnings of scripture. Several times we see phrases telling us to remember, and we would do well to take lessons from them.
Solomon was a man who knew what it meant to indulge in the world, and in Ecclesiastes he records what it meant to him: ‘Vanity of vanities; all is vanity’. At the end of his book, he exhorted his readers to remember their Creator, even in youth. Young people today are taught that belief in God is illogical –that it is purely superstition. They are taught to live life for the world, yet just like Solomon, they will find it all to be vanity. O, that they may live for God while there is time! Truly this is one of the most important memories; truly it is vital to remember the Most High. Whether a believer or non, God would have us take Himself seriously. Let there be no more ‘youthful lusts’, but let there be passionate zeal for the things of God. Let us remember our Creator; regardless of age, when responsible, we are all accountable.
But now we come to the exhortation to remember the work of Christ, both His death and resurrection. In context, this plea comes from the apostle Paul in his desire for Timothy to consider and understand vital teachings. Truly the work of Christ is the foundation of all doctrine; truly it is Christ and His work which must be the center point of all our thought. Do we ponder the majesty of His person? Do we meditate upon His mighty works? Do we stand awe-stricken at the foot of the cross and the empty tomb? We must remember these things! The truths we stood upon for salvation are and always will be the truths we stand upon now. So let us not only remember our Creator in the days of our youth, but let us remember what our Creator has accomplished for us!”
