Tom was a country boy who had just finished school. He was about to leave Sunday school and his friends to go and take a job in the big city. A kind Christian friend, who had gone with him to the station, said to him: “Now, Tom, remember you are going to launch your craft on a big and dangerous ocean.”
“Yes, I know it,” said Tom, and taking a Bible out of his pocket, and holding it up, he added, “But you see, I have a safe compass to steer by.” That was fine, and we trust that dear Tom sought guidance from its sacred pages to steer a safe course home to heaven. The Book was the guide of young Timothy (2 Tim. 1:5, 3:15, 17) and it is still the best guide for youth today.
“Wilt Thou not from this time cry unto Me, my Father, Thou art the guide of my Youth?” Jer. 3:4.
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