YOUTH MINISTRY
No One is Too Young or Too Old!
Are you a student? Are you going through your classes trying to be popular so you will fit in with the crowd? Do you realize most of those around you are the future inhabitants of hell? What will be your legacy with them? But you say, I am young, and it is not time yet – and they will dislike me if I tell them the truth. God commanded a young Jeremiah to speak regardless of the response:
"Then said I: ‘Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.’ But the Lord said to me: ‘Do not say, "I am a youth," For you shall go to all to whom I send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of their faces, for I am with you to deliver you,’ says the Lord." - Jeremiah 1:6-8 (NKJV)
Young person, do not say to yourself He has not sent you to anyone. If you know Christ, and are living for Him, you will be sent. This is not to say that it will not cost you some so-called friends, popularity, and perhaps some invitations to places. It is not to say that you will not be treated as an outcast, as strange, and perhaps as a little joke.
However, it is to say that you are making a legacy now – of some sort or another. If you are taking a stand for Christ by saying you will not participate in certain activities, a difference in the world is made for the good. When you go out of your way to help others, a diamond of a legacy is created – one that will not fade away. This does not mean that one goes willy-nilly trying to do God’s work – remember God told Jeremiah to go "to all to whom I send you." There are two oars that row the boat– zeal and wisdom.
When only one is used, the boat goes nowhere but rather spins in circles – but with both wonderful progress is made. And clearly each person’s legacy, regardless of their age, is revealed in one simple way – in what they do, for we read:
"Even a child is known by his deeds, whether what he does is pure and right." Proverbs 20:11 - (NKJV)
Those concerned about having the right brand of tennis shoes but who take no thought about the souls of schoolmates will have a sad legacy. Those who chatter with the ungodly but never bring spiritual truth in...
No One is Too Young or Too Old!
Are you a student? Are you going through your classes trying to be popular so you will fit in with the crowd? Do you realize most of those around you are the future inhabitants of hell? What will be your legacy with them? But you say, I am young, and it is not time yet – and they will dislike me if I tell them the truth. God commanded a young Jeremiah to speak regardless of the response:
"Then said I: ‘Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.’ But the Lord said to me: ‘Do not say, "I am a youth," For you shall go to all to whom I send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of their faces, for I am with you to deliver you,’ says the Lord." - Jeremiah 1:6-8 (NKJV)
Young person, do not say to yourself He has not sent you to anyone. If you know Christ, and are living for Him, you will be sent. This is not to say that it will not cost you some so-called friends, popularity, and perhaps some invitations to places. It is not to say that you will not be treated as an outcast, as strange, and perhaps as a little joke.
However, it is to say that you are making a legacy now – of some sort or another. If you are taking a stand for Christ by saying you will not participate in certain activities, a difference in the world is made for the good. When you go out of your way to help others, a diamond of a legacy is created – one that will not fade away. This does not mean that one goes willy-nilly trying to do God’s work – remember God told Jeremiah to go "to all to whom I send you." There are two oars that row the boat– zeal and wisdom.
When only one is used, the boat goes nowhere but rather spins in circles – but with both wonderful progress is made. And clearly each person’s legacy, regardless of their age, is revealed in one simple way – in what they do, for we read:
"Even a child is known by his deeds, whether what he does is pure and right." Proverbs 20:11 - (NKJV)
Those concerned about having the right brand of tennis shoes but who take no thought about the souls of schoolmates will have a sad legacy. Those who chatter with the ungodly but never bring spiritual truth in...