Jovens
Deus tem planos maravilhosos para os jovens. A Bíblia os convida a consagrar a juventude ao Senhor, crescer em sabedoria e ser exemplo para todos em fé, palavra, conduta e amor.
Ninguém despreze a tua mocidade
Paulo exortou Timóteo: sê exemplo dos fiéis na palavra, no procedimento, no amor, no espírito, na fé e na pureza.
Don’t let anyone despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, , in faith, and in purity.
In the same way, encourage the young men to be self-controlled
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.,,
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,
Lembrar do Criador na juventude
Lembra-te do teu Criador nos dias da tua mocidade. A sabedoria ganha cedo produz frutos duradouros na vida inteira.
So remember your Creator in the days of your youth:
Before the days of adversity come,
and the years approach when you will say,
"I have no delight in them";
So remember your Creator in the days of your youth:
Before the days of adversity come,
and the years approach when you will say,
"I have no delight in them";
before the sun and the light are darkened,
and the moon and the stars,
and the clouds return after the rain;
on the day when the guardians of the house tremble,
and the strong men stoop,
the women who grind grain cease because they are few,
and the ones who watch through the windows see dimly,
Rejoice, young person, while you are young,
and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.
And walk in the ways of your heart
and in the desire of your eyes;
but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgment.
Remove sorrow from your heart,
and put away pain from your flesh,
because youth and the prime of life are fleeting.
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer pays attention to warnings.
Força e promessa
Os jovens renovam suas forças quando esperam no Senhor. Deus levanta jovens com visões e sonhos para transformar o mundo.
Youths may become faint and weary,
and young men stumble and fall,
but those who trust in the Lord
will renew their strength;
they will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not become weary,
they will walk and not faint.
After this
I will pour out my Spirit on all humanity;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your old men will have dreams,
and your young men will see visions.
I will even pour out my Spirit
on the male and female slaves in those days.
God gave these four young men knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. Daniel also understood visions and dreams of every kind. At the end of the time that the king had said to present them, the chief eunuch presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. The king interviewed them, and among all of them, no one was found equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they began to attend the king.
The glory of young men is their strength,
and the splendor of old men is gray hair.
Even a young man is known by his actions —
by whether his behavior is pure and upright.
Guardar o caminho
Como purificará o jovem seu caminho? Guardando-o segundo a tua Palavra. A Escritura na juventude guarda do pecado a vida inteira.
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping your word.
I have treasured your word in my heart
so that I may not sin against you.
For you are my hope, Lord God,
my confidence from my youth.
young men as well as young women,
old and young together.
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted.
His majesty covers heaven and earth.
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
For learning wisdom and discipline;
for understanding insightful sayings;
for receiving prudent instruction
in righteousness, justice, and integrity;
for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, ,
knowledge and discretion to a young man —
Listen, my son, and be wise;
keep your mind on the right course.
Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine
or with those who gorge themselves on meat.
For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
and grogginess will clothe them in rags.
Listen to your father who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
Coragem e vocação
Deus chamou jovens como Jeremias e Josué para grandes missões. A juventude não é desculpa — é oportunidade de servir poderosamente.
But I protested, "Oh no, Lord God! Look, I don’t know how to speak since I am only a youth."
Then the Lord said to me:
Do not say, "I am only a youth,"
for you will go to everyone I send you to
and speak whatever I tell you.
Do not be afraid of anyone,
for I will be with you to rescue you.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
For I know the plans I have for you" — this is the Lord’s declaration — "plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. You will call to me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. I will be found by you" — this is the Lord’s declaration — "and I will restore your fortunes , and gather you from all the nations and places where I banished you" — this is the Lord’s declaration. "I will restore you to the place from which I deported you."
Above all, be strong and very courageous to observe carefully the whole instruction my servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or the left, so that you will have success wherever you go. This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to meditate on it day and night so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do. Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because
God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.,
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time,
I have written to you, children,
because you have come to know the Father.
I have written to you, fathers,
because you have come to know
the one who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men,
because you are strong,
God’s word remains in you,
and you have conquered the evil one.
Let us walk with decency, as in the daytime: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy.
It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is still young.