Blessedness of Youthful Profession

If indeed you have been effectually called, you have infinite cause of thanksgiving, that you have heard the voice of God in early life. It is an unspeakable blessing to bo translated from darkness to light, at any age; but great and manifold are the advantages of having begun in spring. How striking are the words of Obadiah, “I, thy servant, fear the Lord from my youth.”* You have less to unlearn, than the aged, or even the mature. Your habits are less rigid. Your mind and heart are more susceptible of new impressions. If spared in life, you

* 1 Kings 18: 12.

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have a longer period of growth, and more time for bearing fruit. The embarrassments of the world have come upon jou but partially. Your character is yet unformed and ductile. Let these be so many motives, to constrain you to arduous exertion to walk worthy of your vocation. And be assured, that if you look away from all misleading examples, even of seemingly good men, and fix your eye upon the life and teachings of the Lord Jesus, you will find your happiness increasinsf from hour to hour.