Have you ever tried to ignore the reality of aging and death, hoping that if you just stay busy enough, the "good times" will never have to end?

In this message on Ecclesiastes 11:7–12:8, Michael Rowntree unpacks Solomon’s "red pill" of wisdom for the next generation, showing that while youth and vigor are beautiful, they are also fleeting "vanity" that must be lived with the end in mind. He challenges us to look squarely at the "days of darkness" that are coming, refusing to live in the typical denial of our own mortality.

Yet, he reminds us that the secret to a life well-lived is to "Remember your Creator" while you still have the strength to serve Him. This invites us to rejoice in the light of life and the energy of youth, but to do so under the sovereign eye of God—honoring our Maker before the silver cord is snapped and death "unmakes" the beauty of our earthly frames.