Bear the Yoke In Thy Youth

(By Pastor Sammy G. Tabuena, 2008)

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. (Lam. 3:27)
Illustration by Pastor Mike Silla 2009

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come
not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
(Ecc. 12:1)

INTRODUCTION

DICTIONARY DEFINITION:
1. animal harness 2. joined animals 3. frame for carrying loads 4.
DRESS fitted part of garment 5. restrictive burden 6. bond keeping
people close 7. crossed spears 8. NAUTICAL rudder crossbar 9.
ELECTRONICS cathode ray device 10. RECORDING equipment for
multitrack recording (Microsoft Encarta 2007. 1993-2006
Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.)
ADAM CLARKE: He who has not got under wholesome restraint in youth
will never make a useful man, a good man, nor a happy man.
JOHN WESLEY: And if God tame us when young, by his word or by his
rod, it is an unspeakable advantage.
I. BEAR THE YOKE
A. TAKE OFF THE YOKE
"take off the yoke" Ho 11:4;
TAKE OFF THE YOKE OF SIN
TAKE OFF THE YOKE OF CHASTISEMENT
1. OFFERING FOR THE Lord - not yoked Nu 19:2; De 21:3; 1Sa 6:7;
2. YOKE OF OXEN
A help (1 Sam. 14:14; 1 Kings 19:19)
Food (1 Kings 19:21)
Blessing/Wealth (Job1:3; 42:12; Jer. 51:23)
An excuse (Luke 14:19)
A warning (1 Sam. 11:7)
Do you have a yoke of oxen? Is it a blessing or an excuse?
3. YOKE OF IRON (Dominion/Domination)
ENEMIES "yoke of iron" De 28:48, Ge 27:40; "yoke of the king of Babylon"; Le
26:13
Jer 27:8,11-12; 28:2,4, broken "yoke of iron" Jer 28:10-12,14; 30:8;
"broken thy/the yoke" Jer 2:20; 5:5; broken "the bands of their yoke" Eze 34:27;
"break his yoke" Na 1:13;
4. YOKE OF GRIEVOUS SERVICE (Taxes/Tribute)
1Ki 12:4,9-11,14; 2Ch 10:4,9-11,14;
5. YOKE OF TRANSGRESSIONS
"yoke of my TRANSGRESSIONS" La 1:14;
6. YOKE OF BONDAGE
"put a yoke...neither our fathers nor we were able to bear" Ac 15:10;
yoke of bondage, Ga 5:1
7. YOKE OF BURDEN
Isa 9:4; 10:27; 14:25; 47:6; 58:6,9;"yoke is easy", "
B. TAKE THE YOKE
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Take my yoke upon you and learn of me" Mt 11:29-30;

1. "UNACCOSTUMED to the yoke" Jer 31:18;
2. SERVANTS "under the yoke" 1Ti 6:1
3. My yoke is easy and my burden is light (Mat 11:29-30)
II. IN THY YOUTH
A. Characteristics of youth
FEARED "because he was yet a youth" Jg 8:20;
"FEAR THE LORD from my youth" 1Ki 18:12;
"TRUST from my youth" Ps 71:5,
"thy youth is RENEWED like the eagle's" Ps 103:5;
"the dew of thy youth" Ps 110:3;
"As arrows...children of thy youth" Ps 127:4;
"as PLANTS grown up in their youth" Ps 144:12;
"the SHAME of thy youth" Isa 54:4, Jer 3:24,25;
"the KINDNESS of thy youth" Jer 2:2;
"thy MANNER from thy youth" Jer 22:21; Ac 26:4;
"the REPROACH of my youth" Jer 31:19;
B. The sinful nature of the youth
IMAGINATION "evil from his youth" Ge 8:21;
"INIQUITIES of my youth" Job 13:26;
"SIN of his youth" Job 20:11;
"the SINS of my youth" Ps 25:7;
"only done EVIL ...from their youth" Jer 32:30;
WHOREDOMS/LEWDNESS "in their youth" Eze 23:3,8,19,21;
"NOT BEEN POLLUTED...from my youth" Eze 4:14;
C. The place of the youth
ORDER "according to his youth" 43:33;
WIDOW/DIVORCED "returned unto her father's house, as in her youth" Le 22:13;
DAUGHTER "in her father's house in her youth" Nu 30:3,16;
The youth is under the parents authority.
The youth stays home with their parents.
(aNOTE: a strange woman abideth not in her house, Prov 7:11)
"the HUSBAND of her youth" Joe 1:8;
D. The education & training of the youth
"TAUGHT me from my youth" Ps 71:17;
TRADE "from our youth" 46:34;
WAR "but a youth" vs "a man of war from his youth" 1Sa 17:33,42,55;
worse than the evil from thy youth 2Sa 19:7;
AFFLICTION "Upon my right hand rise the youth" Job 30:12;
"From my youth...brought up with me" Job 31:18;
"AFFLICTED me from my youth" Ps 129:1-2;
"LABOURED from thy youth" Isa 47:12,15;
HUSBANDMAN "keep cattle from my youth" Zec 13:5;
"at EASE from his youth" Jer 48:11;
LAW "kept from youth up" Mt 19:20; Mr 10:20; Lu 18:21

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E. The days of the youth

1. REJOICE IN THY YOUTH
Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart
cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine
heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these
things God will bring thee into judgment.
REJOICE/CHEER "in thy youth", vanity Ec 11:9-10
SING..."in the days of her youth", Ho 2:15
"rejoice with the WIFE of thy youth" Pr 5:18, Isa 54:6, Mal 2:14,15
2. REMEMBER IN THY YOUTH
Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth,
while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt
say, I have no pleasure in them;
The best time: "Return to THE DAYS OF HIS YOUTH" Job 33:25
The secret of God is your tabernacle "in the DAYS OF MY YOUTH" Job 29:4
REMEMBER Gods covenant with you "in the days of thy youth" Eze 16:60
Guidance: Be not the one that "forsaketh the GUIDE of her youth" Pr 2:17, Jer 3:4
The days of youth are short:
"The DAYS OF HIS YOUTH hast thou shortened" Ps 89:45
"DIE in youth" Job 36:14;
"READY TO DIE from my youth up" Ps 88:15
Dangerous thing: NOT remembering "the days of thy youth" Eze 16:22,43
Be an EXAMPLE: Let no man despise thy youth 1Ti 4:12 (manner of life Ac 26:4)

CONCLUSION:

Some things can only be done while young;

Some things are best done while young.
Let us bear the yoke while we are young.

Let us bear the yoke while we are young, while we can, while we
have the time.
Let us bear the yoke while we are strong, while we live, while we have the
chance
To serve the Lord, Who deserves our praise; To help our family, Who needs
our love;
To save our country from the debt of sin. It is good to bear the yoke while we
are young.
Let us bear the yoke of Jesus Christ, come to Him, and find rest.
Let us bear the yoke, and learn of Him. He is meek and lowly in heart.
O come to Him we that labor and are heavy laden, and Hell give us rest.
His yoke is easy, and His burden is light. It is good to bear the yoke of Jesus
Christ.
Not the yoke of sin, but the yoke of Christ;
Not the yoke of bondage, but the yoke of service.
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