Sunday, July 31, 2005
Jerrold Quek's Sharing (Passing out chairman)
What is youth to you? --- A time of energy, adventure, playing, hanging out, sleeping late… studying…Well, youth is precious! Your youthful years come and go in the blink of the eye. It is a limited period of your life. The fact is: It’s a once in a lifetime thing.The question is: What are you going to use your youthful years for?Are you going to waste it by doing wrong things? OR Are you going to use it wisely?Today, I read from Jeremiah 6 v 16-17 [NLT]... it saysSo now the LORD says, "Stop right where you are! Look for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. But you reply, 'No, that's not the road we want!' I set watchmen over you who said, 'Listen for the sound of the trumpet!' But you replied, 'No! We won't pay attention!'This passage calls for a time of reflection. To stop where we are and look for the godly path of life, to listen to the watchmen’s call. But many of us have chosen to ignore these instructions from God.Today, God once again calls out to us through this passage in His Word. Are we going to take heed of it? Or are we going to rebel against Him again? I’m sure a good number of us have heard the story of Adam & Eve. Well, they made a wrong decision by choosing to eat what God told them not to and thus had to face the consequences. The Lord wants the best for you because He loves you and so He beckons you to the ancient path of godliness. And even says that when you travel it, you will find rest for your souls. And not only that, God loved us so much that He sent His Son Jesus to die so that we could live. And not only did Jesus die, He rose again and is alive, that we His children can experience His power and guidance in our lives. Now, all we have to do is to choose which path we want to take.Saints, let us heed the Word of God today and allow Him to show us the best way to live. Allow Him to guide our hearts that we may bring out the best of our youth. Therefore, choose the path of godliness and live your life rightly and wisely.Today, it’s our prayer that we will not ignore God’s prompting in our hearts to choose the path of godliness that we may live fulfilling lives.May God Bless You...
29th July 2005