Date: Thursday, 8th February, 2024
Text: Ecclesiastes 12:1
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head. Proverbs 20:29. This strength is a gift from God to every human. It is left to each individual how he decides to use it.
Christ began his ministry at the youthful age of 30, ministering around the villages and towns of Israel for about 3 and a half years and was sacrificed on the Cross of Calvary at the age of 33+, still very young (as the Lamb of God, not Sheep of God).
I have heard someone said he will live the way he likes till the age of 65 and afterwards, he will clean up since he would be closer to the grave then. But the problem with this thought pattern is found in the word of God which says, “As no one has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has power over the time of their death.” Ecclesiastes 8:8
There is time for everything. So it is wise to heed the Word of God which says you should
‘Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them” ‘ Ecclesiastes 12:1.
It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young- Lamentations 3:27. Serve him young!
Action Nugget: Serve him young!