| While We Are Young |
| On his 85 birthday (June 17, 1788), the evangelist, John Wesley, wrote the following in his diary: |
| “I find some decay in my memory with regard to names and things lately past, but not at all with what I had read 20, 40, or 60 years ago.” (Paraphrase) |
| It certainly shows the importance of storing up our minds with that which is good, profitable, and spiritually edifying, during the years of our youth. Personally, I am finding out that what I read and study as I get older, I enjoy, but don’t retain as easily. |
| With this in mind, I want to encourage you to read and study the Word of God; memorize Scripture, read good Christ-exalting ministry, and learn good Biblically based hymns and spiritual songs. A little time and effort now in your youth will be a great blessing to you in the future. The Apostle Paul encouraged Timothy, “Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:14-15). |
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