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 33:11), Josiah (2 Chronicles 34:3) and David (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 1:4) and keep him on a clean path (Psalm 119:9). He wants young men to be happy (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 23:17 and what the young men of 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:___