Young Men: December 2003

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Last month we were considering “maidens” - young girls. This month we will look at the young men. They are often mentioned in Scripture for their strength and courage. They are also told to remember their Creator in the days of their youth and to devote their energies for His service.
The Bible tells us of several young men who began serving the Lord. Notice Joshua (Exodus 33:1111And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. (Exodus 33:11)), Josiah (2 Chronicles 34:33For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images. (2 Chronicles 34:3)) and David (1 Samuel 17:5858And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite. (1 Samuel 17:58)). Do you think that anyone who follows the Lord from his youth will ever be sorry that he did so? How many sorrows and dangers would be avoided! God will give “the young man knowledge and discretion” (Proverbs 1:44To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. (Proverbs 1:4)) and keep him on a clean path (Psalm 119:99BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. (Psalm 119:9)). He wants young men to be happy (Ecclesiastes 11:99Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. (Ecclesiastes 11:9)), but also to remember the end of the pathway - that all he does will be judged by Him. Do you know that there are many different things that a young man can do for the Lord? Notice what the young man did for the Apostle Paul in Acts 23:1717Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him. (Acts 23:17) and what the young men of Acts 5:66And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. (Acts 5:6) did for the early church. May the Lord exercise each young person as to what He would have them do.
1. What did a young man named Eutychus do while Paul was preaching?
Acts 20:___
2. What exhortation was Titus to give the young men? Titus 2:___
3. What did the young men do for Ruth when she was thirsty? Ruth 2:___
4. Why did the young man go away from Jesus sorrowful? Matthew 19:___
5. When Peter was young, he walked where he wanted. What would happen when he became old? John 21:___