ஆதவன் 🔥 932🌻 ஆகஸ்ட் 17, 2023 வியாழக்கிழமை
"நீ உன் வாலிபப்பிராயத்திலே உன் சிருஷ்டிகரை நினை; தீங்குநாட்கள் வராததற்குமுன்னும், எனக்குப் பிரியமானவைகளல்ல என்று நீ சொல்லும் வருஷங்கள் சேராததற்குமுன்னும்.," ( பிரசங்கி 12 : 1 )
AATHAVAN
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932🌻
Thursday, August 17, 2023
"Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;" (Ecclesiastes 12: 1)
People generally think that engaging in spiritual activities and devotional activities are for mature people. Many people think that youth and adolescence are the days are given to live happily. But today's verse instructs, "Remember your Creator in your youth."
And
today's verse says that we should live as those who seek God at an early age
rather than seeking God only when suffering comes and thinking of God when the
sad years continue in life. This is what has been said, “while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou
shalt say, I have no pleasure in them"
Suppose
we have a ripe mango. Shall we eat the fruit tasting it well and give only the
waste part attached to the nut to someone? Yes, many of us are like this. When
the body is healthy and strong, we enjoy life well without worrying about
anything, and when the body is weak, sick and withered, we try to seek God and
surrender ourselves to Him.
Beloved, as we continue reading
today's verse it is said, “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was:
and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it." (Ecclesiastes 12: 7) That is to say, before our dusty body returns to the dust
it was before, and before our spirit returns to God, we must seek God in our
teenage years.
By seeking God in our youth, we
can avoid sinful habits and live a holy life. Look at the life of Joseph, even
when Potiphar's wife insisted him to sin with her several times, Joseph
defended himself by saying "... how then
can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?" (Genesis 39: 9) He would have been only twenty or twenty-three years old
then. This is because of his personal relationship with God at that young age,
he envisioned God in his life. And so, we read that the Lord was with Joseph
(Genesis 39:2).
Therefore,
it is not necessary to wait till adulthood to seek God. When we seek the Lord
in our youth, He can use us more years. Not only that, we can stay away from
the sinful things of youth and live a holy life. Even though we are old now, let
us make our children and grandchildren grow up to be seekers of the Lord in
their youth.
God’s Message:- ✍️ Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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