Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from September, 2016

Rejoice, Young Man! [5 Words of Counsel from Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:1]

REJOICE, YOUNG MAN!  [Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:1] Geoffrey R. Kirkland Christ Fellowship Bible Church Young men, God calls you to rejoice! Perhaps nothing will distinguish you as a young man of God more than a happy, joyful, satisfied Christian. This most surely will set you apart from the world. But you, young man, may ask: is it even possible for me to rejoice? I have so much going on, so many emotions, so many hardships, so many hurt and broken relationships, so many confusing changes in life, can I rejoice? Indeed, you may ask: how can I rejoice? To that question, I want to provide 5 words of counsel to you, young people, so that you would rejoice in your God! 1. WATCH THE DOOR OF YOUR HEART. God calls you, young man, to rejoice in Him! Indeed, you are to rejoice in your youthful years. And the way that God instructs His people to do that is to let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. This provides a wondrously helpful clue into living a life of true joy a