B e l o v e d friends, the world makes wonderful provision for the pleas ure and the care of the young. There are special schools, special sports, and special r e a d i n g ma t t e r for them. That’s because the world knows very well that the training of young minds, and the formation of the young life will have a great deal to do with the adult life. Now, in the Bible you will find a great deal of provision, by ex ample, by precept and by principle, for the training of the young. So, I want to consider with you something about the young animals mentioned in the Scripture. For instance, in John 12:14, we read that the Lord Jesus chose a young ass on which to ride into Jerusalem. He se lected a colt. It was a wild colt, but as soon as it came to Jesus, it became tame. This Scripture states that it was a colt on which no man had ever yet sat, but when Jesus came, He rode and it raised no objection at all. Here we find a splendid lesson for our young people. So many of our y o u n g p e o p l e , when they reach twelve, thirteen or fourteen years of age, rebel against their parents, the church, and restraint of any kind. They become lawless, independent and self-sufficient. Of course, this atti tude always ends in tragedy. It al ways results in sorrow to them, too, but young people often believe they know more than their parents. So the Lord has put this in the Bible to show all these precious young people — they are precious for they have souls and hearts and great potentialities — that the remedy for the rebellion in the heart of a boy or girl is in bring ing that life to the Lord Jesus Christ. May I say to you young people read ing this that Christ knows what is best for us. He is the One who made us. He is the One who made the world and the things that are in it, and He knows best how we should be related to it. So, if you let the preach er, or the Sunday-School teacher, or
S ong F o r Y o u th "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth." — Eccl. 12:1
Now laughter, love and light seem very certain; But who can look beyond to morrow's rim? Take time for God: before you lift life's curtain— Remember Him. Now all the world seems made for strength and beauty: Young girlhood's grace, young manhood's vigor, vim. Before the toil, the tears, the days of duty— Remember Him.
Now every byway seems a path of pleasure; But there are shadows lurk ing, gaunt and grim. Choose not the fleeting, but the lasting treasure— Remember Him. Now is the time, while yet the heart is tender And all the life with energy abrim, To come to God and make a full surrender— Remember Him.
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