The Advice Of The Young men

The Advice Of The Young Men 

I Kings 12:10-11 NKJV

[10] Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you should speak to this people who have spoken to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’—thus you shall say to them: ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist! [11] And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!’ ”

This vignette complements the one of yesterday. It demonstrates the difference between the thought processes of the young and the old. Isabella Sobejano in 2018 expressed this opinion: " Young and old people are two separate groups of people in society that differ in their behavior, their likes, dislikes and their nature. There are several different ways in which they differ, but together they complement one another". That difference may be noticed more in their thinking patterns. " The primary distinction between the two is that youth typically dwells in the future, while old people may live in the past. When talking to an older person, they may reflect on the past or on memories when they were younger".  Joel prophesied about this. " And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions."( Joel 2:28 ). So the young tend to live more in the visionary future than the older generation. The problem with that thinking is that it has not been tested. The king was young, so he  took the advice from his contemporaries.  Whose advice do you follow? The weight of every advice is known by the consequence of its actions. We will deal with the consequence in a later post. For today, let's  consider the quality of our decisions as it affects eternity and what God is doing with us today. Good morning.