Did you know the God’s Purpose for the Youth?????

  A Call to the Youth _ PART 8
With principles unsettled, unconsecrated as they are, the waves of temptation sweep them away from what they know to be right, and they do not make holy endeavor to overcome every wrong, and through the imputed righteousness of Christ, perfect a righteous character.

The world has a right to know just what may be expected from every intelligent human being. He who is a living embodiment of firm, decided, righteous principles, will be a living power upon his
associates; and he will influence others by his Christianity. Many do not discern and appreciate how great is the influence of each one for good or evil.

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Ungamo lile lililazimishwa kutoka katika moyo wake wenye hatia kutokana na hisia ya lawama ya kuogofya sana iliyokuwa ndani yake na kutazamia hukumu iliyokuwa mbele yake. Matokeo ambayo yangempata yalimjaza hofu kuu, lakini moyoni mwake haikuwamo huzuni yenye kina, yenye kuuvunja-vunja moyo wake, na kumwonyesha kwamba ni yeye aliyekuwa amemsaliti Mwana wa Mungu asiye na mawaa, na kumkana yule Mtakatifu wa Israeli.

Farao, alipoteswa kwa hukumu za Mungu, alikiri dhambi yake ili apate kuepuka adhabu zaidi; lakini mapigo yalipokoma, alizidi kufanya kiburi dhidi ya Mbingu. Watu hao wote waliomboleza kutokana na matokeo ya dhambi, lakini hawakuhuzunika kwa ajili ya dhambi ile yenyewe.

Lakini moyo unapoutii mvuto wa Roho wa Mungu, ndipo dhamiri yake itakapoamshwa, na mwenye dhambi atatambua kiasi fulani jinsi Sheria ya Mungu ilivyo kuu na takatifu, ambayo ni msingi wa utawala wake mbinguni na duniani. Yule “Nuru halisi, amtiaye nuru kila mtu ajaye katika ulimwengu” Yoh. 1:9, huvimulika vyumba vya siri vilivyomo moyoni, na mambo ya giza yaliyofichwa humo hufunuliwa. Kuhakikishiwa dhambi huyagusa mawazo na moyo.

 Mwenye dhambi anaitambua haki ya Yehova, na kujisikia ya kwamba anayo hofu kuu kuonekana, akiwa katika hatia na uchafu wake, mbele za yule Aichunguzaye mioyo. Anauona upendo wa Mungu, uzuri wa utakatifu, furaha ya kuwa safi; anatamani sana kutakaswa, na kurejeshwa katika ushirika na Mbingu.

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Hatutaikataa dhambi mpaka hapo tutakapoona ubaya wake ulivyo hasa; yaani ,hapatakuwa na
badiliko la kweli katika maisha yetu mpaka hapo tutakapogeuka katika mioyo yetu na kwenda mbali nayo,Kuna watu wengi wanaoshindwa kuelewa jinsi kutubu kwenyewe kulivyo hasa. Wengi sana huhuzunika kwamba wametenda dhambi, na hata wanafanya matengenezo ya
nje, kwa sababu wanaogopa kwamba matendo yao mabaya waliyotenda yataleta mateso
juu yao wenyewe.

Lakini huku si kutubu kwa maana ile ya Biblia. Wao huomboleza kwa ajili ya mateso wanayopata kuliko kwa ajili ya ile dhambi waliyotenda. Hayo yalikuwa ndiyo majuto ya Esau alipoona ya kwamba alikuwa ameupoteza urithi wake milele. Balaamu, alipotiwa hofu nyingi sana kwa ajili ya kumwona malaika aliyesimama mbele yake na upanga mkononi mwake, alikiri kosa lake asije akapoteza maisha yake; lakini hakutubu kwa kweli, nia yake haikugeuka, yaani, hakuchukizwa na yale maovu,Yuda Iskariote, baada ya kumsaliti Bwana wake, alisema, “Nalikosa nilipoisaliti damu isiyo na hatia.” Mathayo 27:3.

Ungamo lile lililazimishwa kutoka katika moyo wake wenye hatia kutokana na hisia ya lawama ya kuogofya sana iliyokuwa ndani yake na kutazamia hukumu iliyokuwa mbele yake. Matokeo ambayo yangempata yalimjaza hofu kuu, lakini moyoni mwake haikuwamo huzuni yenye kina, yenye kuuvunja-vunja moyo wake, na kumwonyesha kwamba ni yeye aliyekuwa amemsaliti Mwana wa Mungu asiye na mawaa, na kumkana yule Mtakatifu wa Israeli.

Farao, alipoteswa kwa hukumu za Mungu, alikiri dhambi yake ili apate kuepuka adhabu zaidi; lakini mapigo yalipokoma, alizidi kufanya kiburi dhidi ya Mbingu. Watu hao wote waliomboleza kutokana na matokeo ya dhambi, lakini hawakuhuzunika kwa ajili ya dhambi ile yenyewe.

Did you know the God’s Purpose for the Youth?????

  A Call to the Youth _ PART 7

You should be prepared to follow the example of these noble youth. Never be ashamed of your colors; put them on, unfurl them to the gaze of men and angels. Do not be controlled by false modesty, by false prudence which suggests to you a course of action contrary to this advice. By your choice words and a consistent course of action, by your propriety, your earnest piety, make a telling confession of your faith, determined that Christ shall occupy the throne in the soul temple; and lay your talents without reserve at His feet to be employed in His service.

Complete Consecration

For your present and eternal good it is best to commit yourself wholly to the right, that the world may know where you are standing. Many are not wholly committed to the cause of God, and their
position of wavering is a source of weakness in itself, and a stone of stumbling to others.

Did you know the God’s Purpose for the Youth?????

 A Call to the Youth _ PART 6

In the history of Joseph, Daniel, and his fellows, we see how the golden chain of truth may bind the youth to the throne of God. They could not be tempted to turn aside from their course of integrity.
They valued the favor of God above the favor and praise of princes, and God loved them and spread His shield over them.

Because of their faithful integrity, because of their determination to honor God  above every human power, the Lord signally honored them before men. They were honored by the Lord God of hosts, whose power is over all the works of His hand in heaven above and the earth beneath.

These youth were not ashamed to display their true colors. Even in the court of the king, in their words, their habits, their practices, they confessed their faith in the Lord God of heaven. They refused
to bow to any earthly mandate that detracted from the honor of God. They had strength from heaven to confess their allegiance to God.

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Je, mwanadamu anawezaje kuwa mwenye haki mbele za Mungu? Mwenye dhambi anawezaje kufanywa kuwa mwenye haki? Ni kwa njia pekee ya Kristo sisi tunaweza kupatanishwa na Mungu na kuwekwa katika hali ya utakatifu; lakini, je, twawezaje kufika kwake Kristo? Wengi wangali wakijiuliza swali lile lile kama walivyojiuliza watu wengi siku ile ya Pentekoste walipochomwa mioyo yao kwa ajili ya dhambi zao, na kulia, “Tutendeje?”

Neno la kwanza la jibu la Petro lilikuwa ni hili “Tubuni.” Mahali pengine pia alisema hivi, “Tubuni basi, mrejee, ili dhambi zenu zifutwe.” Matendo 2:38; 3:19. Kutubu kunajumuisha huzuni kwa ajili ya dhambi, na kugeuka kwenda mbali nayo. Hatutaikataa dhambi mpaka hapo tutakapoona ubaya wake ulivyo hasa; yaani, hapatakuwa na badiliko la kweli katika maisha yetu mpaka hapo tutakapogeuka katika mioyo yetu na kwenda mbali nayo.

Did you know the God’s Purpose for the Youth?????

A Call to the Youth _ PART  5

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Many of our youth do not feel the necessity of bringing their powers into vigorous exercise to do their best at all times and under all circumstances.
They do not have the fear of God before their eyes, and their thoughts are not pure and elevated.
All heaven is cognizant of every thought and every action. Your actions may be unseen by your associates, but they are all open to the inspection of angels. The angels are commissioned to minister
unto those who are striving to overcome every wrong habit, and stand clear from the devices of Satan.

The power of little acts of evil, of small inconsistencies to mold character, are not estimated as they should be. The grandest and most elevated principles are revealed to us in the Word of God. They
are given to us to strengthen every effort for good, to control and balance the mind, to lead us to aspire to reach a high standard.