FRIDAY - 2ND JANUARY, 2026
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola & Oreoluwa ADEJUMO
THE NORMAL VERSUS ABNORMAL CONFESSIONS - I Still Have Pleasure Series 002
"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..."
Looking at this verse that we began to treat yesterday, you could see the normal confession that no one will chide you for if you ever confess and the one that will make people wonder if you were healthy if you were to confess.
Those are the confessions of the "old age" and the man with "the dew of youth still on him." The Bible acknowledges two seasons in that verse. It says, "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth..." That's the youthful season of anyone's life being referenced.
It then goes on to contrast that part with another that says, "...while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them." That second part refers to your old age and mine.
Those are the two seasons in a man's life. The first, time of youth and the other, when he begins to lose pleasure and interest in life and what he once held in high esteem. That's why the title of today's teaching has been fittingly called, "The normal versus the abnormal confessions." At old age, people would confess when enjoined to participate in certain things that, "they have no pleasure in them again." While this confession is true for a grey head and can in no way wake up questions or challenge, it'll be otherwise for a man still in his youth.
Even the laws of nature do not support a youth saying, "I have no pleasure in life or its activities again." If you indeed have no interest in life, how will you pursue purpose and fulfill your destiny? That's because it takes interest in life and one's calling to exercise oneself towards becoming what God has called one to be. What you must know is that "pleasure" which we best interpreted as "interest" is the lifeline of youths. That's why they can be seen gallivanting up and down. Take this festive period for instance. How many aged men and women did you see sounding with knockouts? To them, that is childish. They probably once did that but now they have not only outgrown it but they have lost interest in such an act. Such an act cannot bring them gratification like it used to do before. It cannot put a smile on their faces like it once did. So, they literally shed it. But what allowed for the shedding is nothing but for the fact that they have come to lose interest or pleasure in doing a lot of things at that stage of their lives. So, things that once excited them seem to be out of place now.
Are you there having the confession of the aged head, saying, "I have no pleasure in life again." Any young man or woman who holds this confession is sick one way or the other. Either he has been affected by life to have come to hold another perspective of it or he's mentally ill. A young man or woman with an abundance of years before him can't suddenly say "Let me retire. I'm tired of life. I'm bored" when he's just starting and hasn't achieved anything. He can't suddenly wake up dispirited or demotivated. Rather, he wakes up with the dew of his youth and fires on. He's so interested in life that he or she could easily be distracted by it. That's why he's even the direct target of the advertisement world where the 'lusts of the flesh, lusts of the eyes and pride of life" are turned out.
Buying a designer bag may not interest an 80 year old woman like it would move a 24 year old lady. Engaging in greed, lasciviousness or immorality will not appeal to someone who already has lost his/her drive for them but for someone whose senses are still very keen - he or she will find them attractive. That's why there's a need for caution and redirection of focus. That's why that verse says, "Dedicate that moment of your keenness to God. Use it to remember your Creator by serving Him and walking in His commands." If there's nothing of such, one will just waste the time of his youth and divert interest into the wrong things that'll lead to major risks either now or later at old age.
So, while it's acceptable for any aged head to say, "I no longer have pleasure in them (that is the array of things that constitute life or living), it is forbidden for a youth to keep the same confession. Therefore, rise and fire on. Use the keenness of your senses, the dew of your youth and the strength of life you have now to become somebody while you may. Don't forget that knowing God is also a key choice. This is the time you have sharp senses to feel after Him. Now, you can give Him yourself and your time. As a matter of fact, consecrate your life to Him for His use.
PRAYER: Lord, I acknowledge you have loaded me with youthfulness. May this be used to further Your kingdom and achieve my divine purpose.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Genesis 3:1-4:26, Matthew 2:13-3:6, Psalm 2:1-12, Proverbs 1:7-9
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