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Parents, there is a great work for you to do for Jesus, who has
done everything for you. Take Him as your guide and helper. God has
not withheld from you the very best gift He had to give—His only-
begotten Son. Children and youth should not be hindered in coming
to Jesus. Satan seeks to bind the children to himself as with bands of
steel, and you can attain success in bringing them to Jesus only through
determined personal effort. Children and youth should receive more
earnest labor, for they are the hope of the church. Joseph, Daniel and
his fellows, Samuel, David, John, and Timothy are shining examples
that testify to the fact that “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of
wisdom” (
Proverbs 9:10
).
We must make more earnest, decided efforts, if we would have
the Lord Jesus abide with us as a counselor and helper. The light that
shines from the Son of God on Calvary can lead every wanderer home.
There is power in Him to purify the heart and transform the character.
Let every true Christian work for the children and youth, presenting
before them the matchless loveliness of Jesus. Then the attractions
and the illusions of the world will be eclipsed, and they will see no
advantage to be gained in the path of disobedience.
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