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A WORD TO THE YOUNG

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 24, 1867

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 31, No. 2.

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A WORD TO THE YOUNG.

By L. B. Hoyt

Some time ago, when looking forward to a time when I was expecting to be in young company, and feeling my weakness, and fearing lest I should not set a good example, I was, while at work, praying in my mind that I might be kept from saying any thing wrong, or bringing a reproach on the cause in any way, when the thought came to me, that if I would live right at that future point, I should commence now; and if I would live right till then, I should be prepared to set a good example then. And so it was. My mind was drawn out in prayer to God all the rest of the day, and when night came, I felt by the Lord’s help, that I could live right during the evening. Let us, those who are young in the cause, be faithful; and if we live faithful each moment, we shall be prepared to meet the Lord when he comes. I find when I look back, that I have been praying in the future too much; asking the Lord to take care of me next week, or next month, instead of now. Let us pray for help now. As the word of God says, “Now is the accepted time.” When I look forward and see what I must be, that I must be perfect if I would be an overcomer, my heart nearly sinks. It looks as though one so sinful as I am, could never enter the kingdom; but I know that Christ died for such as I, and so I am determined to keep trying. The kingdom is before us, and I want to be there. L. B. HOYT.
Howard Co., Iowa.