Homiletic Magazine Lamentations 3:27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke of his youth. I. A BROAD ASSERTION WHICH REQUIRES TO BE QUALIFIED. It is not good to bear the yoke of — 1. Civil despotism. 2. Spiritual despotism. 3. Sinful despotism. II. AN ASSERTION TO BE READILY RECEIVED. 1. The yoke of affliction. 2. The yoke of genuine religious principle. 3. The yoke of Christ. III. WHY IT IS SO GOOD TO BEAR THIS YOKE IN YOUTH. 1. It is a check to the presumption of youth, which, like a vessel without ballast, would soon be endangered. 2. It is a safeguard against the dangers of youth. 3. It often proves a fitting preparation for eminent usefulness. 4. It is often the precursor of high character and of exalted enjoyment. IV. HINTS TO THOSE WHO HAVE TO BEAR THE YOKE. 1. Place your mercies over against your trials. 2. Recollect that God has wise and kind designs. 3. Let affliction lead you to God as your proper and changeless portion. 4. Recollect the brevity of the season in which the yoke is to be borne. (Homiletic Magazine.) Parallel Verses KJV: It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.WEB: It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. |
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