Ek bedien more, tydens ons katkisasie-afsluiting, die Woord vanuit Prediker 12, spesifiek vers 1:
“En dink aan jou Skepper in die dae van jou jonkheid voordat die ongelukkige dae kom en die jare aanbreek waarvan jy sal sê: Ek het daar geen behae in nie”
In my bestudering van hierdie teks, het ek op die volgende artikel afgekom wat ek met u deel:
“A Word to the Young“, deur Paul Washer
Stuur dit gerus aan u kinders en kleinkinders (Ps.92:14-16).
Die woorde wat hy skryf is gefokus op veral die jongmense, maar dit geld netso ook vir alle gelowiges, ook vir ons mans wat ouer word …. saam met ons speelgoed:
Hier is ‘n uittreksel:
“I see young Christian men in the university who squander away their time playing video games and frequenting malls and movie houses. They should be giving themselves to more noble purposes ! You were not bought by the blood of the Lamb in order to give yourself to such things. You have been adopted into a royal family and royal deeds are expected of you. Shun the mindless entertainment of the age and give yourself to the will of God. The Scriptures declare in 2 Timothy 2:20-21:
“Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and of earthenware, and some to honor and some to dishonor. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.”
Do you desire to be a vessel of honor and used for noble purposes? Do you desire to be an instrument in the Master’s hand? Then cleanse yourself of the foolish games of little boys and vain girls, and become the man or woman you were called to be. I believe it was A.W. Tozer who said that on the tombstone of America would be written the words, “They entertained themselves to death.” This is a pathetic epitaph when compared to what was said about King David:
“[He] served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid among his fathers….”
What legacy will you leave? What will be carved into your stone? Most importantly, what will God declare about your life during the great Day of Judgment that awaits you?
May God have mercy on you and grant you grace to far surpass the character and deeds of the one who is writing to you this letter.
Your brother, Paul David Washer
“Maar vlug vir die begeerlikhede van die jonkheid en jaag ná geregtigheid, geloof, liefde, vrede, saam met die wat die Here uit ‘n rein hart aanroep.” – 2 Tim.2:22





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