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Youth — Part 1
“I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth”
(1 Kings 18:12).
What a wonderful statement by Obadiah! Solomon said: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 9:10). If we start our Christian life with this realization our path will be a happy one in serving Him.
A brother in Christ once said to a group of young believers: “You dear young people, in all the freshness and bloom of youth remind me of a very beautiful bouquet of flowers. Suppose you desire to present a very beautiful bouquet to a good friend. You purchase it, and it is so beautiful that you wish to keep it. But the third day you notice it is beginning to wither, and you hasten to give the faded bouquet to your friend. Do you treat the Lord this way? Give yourselves to Him while in your vigor and strength. Serve Him with your whole heart. Remember what He has done for you.”
How little do Christian young men and women appreciate the blessing of giving God their young — their best days — the strongest and heartiest time of their short life.
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