Age Beseeches Youth (Part 1)

Beloved, I’m impressed of the Lord to write to you from a new theme entitled “Age Beseeches Youth”. Beloved, we find Jesus uttering the words, “When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest” (John 21:18). These words were addressed to Peter, and Peter was up in years when he was called - certainly, he was the oldest of the twelve. Jesus spoke of the manner of Peter’s life in his youth. I’m not advocating that Jesus considered Peter a singular or peculiar case. Rather, Jesus spoke of the attitude of youth as a whole. In growing up, we all passed through a phase in our youth where we wanted to try everything for ourselves. If you can think back to when you were young, you will remember that this was a time when we struggled for independence. After we reached maturity, we realized that our youthful mistakes and youthful accomplishments served to establish the pattern of our adult lives. This is the reason why some would rather live for “the moment” rather than seeking opportunities for the future.

Precious Ones, the wise man Solomon devoted himself to finding out “what was that good for the sons of men” (Ecclesiastes 2:3). Beloved, Solomon was not just experimenting for his own pleasure, but also to be able to advise others for their own benefit. However, the nature of youth is to want to make its own mistakes, regardless of how detrimental these actions may be to the future. For example, how many times have children said to their parents, “You have experienced your life, and now you don’t want us to experience ours!” Beloved, it has been said that “experience is the best teacher”, but that is not always true. In some cases, experience is the most expensive teacher. In their youth, people can experience some things that maim the body, pervert the mind, stifle the spirit and destroy the soul.

Chosen Ones, this is why Solomon stressed to the young that “age beseeches youth”. In other words, Solomon urged the youth to “forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

There will be more on this subject later.

I love you all SO very much.

In His Love,

Pastor William L. McCoy