Chapter 2—A Call to the Youth
God wants the youth to become men of earnest mind, to be pre-
pared for action in His noble work, and fitted to bear responsibilities.
God calls for young men with hearts uncorrupted, strong and brave,
and determined to fight manfully in the struggle before them, that they
may glorify God, and bless humanity. If the youth would but make the
Bible their study, would but calm their impetuous desires, and listen
to the voice of their Creator and Redeemer, they would not only be at
peace with God, but would find themselves ennobled and elevated. It
will be for your eternal interest, my young friend, to give heed to the
instructions in the word of God, for they are of inestimable importance
to you.
I entreat you to be wise, and consider what will be the result of
leading a wild life, uncontrolled by the Spirit of God. “Be not deceived;
God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also
reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption.”
For your soul’s sake, for Christ’s sake, who gave Himself to save you
from ruin, pause on the threshold of your life, and weigh well your
responsibilities, your opportunities, your possibilities. God has given
you an opportunity to fill a high destiny. Your influence may tell for
the truth of God; you may be a co-laborer with God in the great work
of human redemption....
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Called to a High Destiny
O that young men might appreciate the high destiny to which they
are called! Ponder well the paths of your feet. Begin your work with
high and holy purpose, and be determined that through the power of
the grace of God, you will not diverge from the path of rectitude. If
you begin to go in a wrong direction, every step will be fraught with
peril and disaster, and you will go on straying from the path of truth,
safety, and success. You need your intellect strengthened, your moral
energies quickened, by divine power.
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