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.
Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.
Likewise urge the young men to be sensible;
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), so that it may turn out well for you, and that you may live long on the earth.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for 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.
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years approach when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years approach when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them"; before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain; on the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and strong men are bent over, the grinders stop working because they are few, and those who look through windows grow dim;
Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.
So remove sorrow from your heart and keep pain away from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.
A poor yet wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction—
Força e promessa
Os jovens renovam suas forças quando esperam no Senhor. Deus levanta jovens com visões e sonhos para transformar o mundo.
Though youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous young men stumble badly,
Yet those who wait for the Lord
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
"It will come about after this
That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind;
And your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will have dreams,
Your young men will see visions.
"And even on the male and female servants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
And as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and intelligence in every kind ofliterature and expertise; Daniel even understood all kinds of visions and dreams.
Then at the end of the days which the king had specified for presenting them, the commander of the officials presented them before Nebuchadnezzar. And the king talked with them, and out of them all not one was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they entered the king’s personal service.
The glory of young men is their strength,
And the honor of old men is their gray hair.
It is by his deeds that a boy distinguishes himself,
If his conduct is pure and right.
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 it according to 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, You are my confidence from my youth.
Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.
They are to praise the name of the Lord,
For His name alone is exalted;
His majesty is above earth and heaven.
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
To know wisdom and instruction,
To discern the sayings of understanding,
To receive instruction in wise behavior,
Righteousness, justice, and integrity;
To give prudence to the naive,
To the youth knowledge and discretion,
Listen, my son, and be wise,
And direct your heart in the way.
Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
Listen to your father, who fathered you,
And do not 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.
Then I said, "Oh, Lord God!
Behold, I do not know how to speak,
Because I am a youth."
But the Lord said to me,
"Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,
And all that I command you, you shall speak.
"Do not be afraid of them,
For I am with you to save you," declares the Lord.
For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will let Myself be found by you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.’
Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the Law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may achieve success wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will achieve success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God is opposed to the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time,
I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
Let’s behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and debauchery, not in strife and jealousy.
It is good for a man to bear
The yoke in his youth.