The second section of Psalms, known as the Exodus Psalms, remind us that the God who redeemed us is still with us.

In fact, he is promised to never leave us or forsake us.

Today we join Scott Pauli in opening God's

roadmap for life. Find your place in the Word of God in the Psalms and let's discover what God

has for us along the way. Life is a funny thing and a fleeting thing.

One day you're young and then suddenly you're old.

And then in your old age, you're thinking back to your youth.

It's like life is a blur.

In the words of James, it's a vapor.

It appears for a little while and then vanishes away.

Well, Psalm 71 is the Psalm of youth and old age.

Now, the psalmist is reflecting on the whole of his life.

He says in verse number five, for thou art my hope, O Lord God,

thou art my trust from my youth.

By thee, have I been holding up from the womb.

Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels. My praise shall be continually of thee.

In verse 17, he says, O God, thou hast taught me from my youth. And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now all the young people listen to me for just a

moment. Here are some great truths about youth in Psalm 71. First of all, God created you. He said,

God's the one who took me out of my mother's belly. He said, not only did God create you, but God is your

hope. That doesn't happen when you get old. That starts when you're

young. He says in verse 5 that God was his trust from his youth. Don't wait until you're an old

person to learn to live the life of faith. Learn it as early in life as possible. And then a third truth,

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