"Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed
thereto according to thy Word. With my whole heart have I
sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy
Word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."
This question should be considered of every boy/girl at an early
age. To save one from shipwreck of life one must order his life
by the Word of God. If we consider the whole of Scripture, "Old"
and "New" Testaments, we find Commandment, Precept, Law,
Testimony, Statute, Judgment, Way, and Truth, all in the Word of
God. There must be nothing put before the acquisition and obe-
dience to the knowledge found there. In Psalm 16: 11 we find;
"Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness
of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore"
There is also this: The one who has lived without guidance or
attention to the Word of God, may be given the opportunity to
rectify or right the ship, even at advanced age. With a heart of
thanksgiving, he/she may find the Lord God with open arms and
heart to receive such an one without recrimination. The "Word "
to a youth may keep him from shipwreck of life, but to one who
is advanced in age and has experienced such, may be given, not
only a second and third, even a fourth opportunity to end well
and enjoy life eternal with his Lord as he follows the same admo-
nition that is given a youth in this passage. It is quite possible to
find Jesus Christ, God the Son, with open arms, welcoming this
one into the Kingdom of God. There is no promise of a tomor-
row on this earth. "Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not
harden your hearts as in the Rebellion." (Psalm 95: 7, 8)
Then: Hebrews 3: 18, 19; "And to whom did he swear that they
would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey. So we
see that they could not enter because of unbelief." We must
conclude then; the only thing to keep one from Eternal Life is
the sin of unbelief. "He who believes in Him is not condemned,
but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he
has not believed on the only begotten Son of God. John 3: 18.
There are some among us, who do not have the apparent
capacity to have faith in the Lord God. (believe) We find,
however; the Scripture (Word of God) has the answer.
"So then, faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the
Word of God." (Romans 10:17) Therefore, we must
start reading, studying and obeying that word, for us
to be given the gift of faith. It cannot be earned, nor
may we gain faith through human effort or merit. It
is a gift.... to the one who seeks with his whole heart
through an indepth search of Scripture. There is no
other way. (See above in Romans 10: 17)
donporter,sr 6,21,17, edited 6.22.17. 9.18.17
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