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STRONG YOUNG MEN
The Scriptures in 1 John 2:14-16 tell us three things about our young men.1. YOU ARE STRONG
We are to raise them to be strong in the Lord, strong in the faith, and strong in their convictions. Not mediocre or status quo but STRONG! This takes serious effort on our part.
And I believe strong physically too. Men are meant to be strong and the protecters of wives and children. Too many young men are wimpy and weak today. They have never been trained in hard work.
2. GOD’S WORD ABIDES IN YOU
This is the secret of their strength. They literally have God’s Word abiding in their hearts. It’s not enough to hear God’s Word at church or a few minutes at Youth Group. It’s our responsibility to get it into their hearts richly, strongly, and powerfully when they are young and train them to get it for themselves as soon as they can read and understand.
Deuteronomy 6:5-8 (NLT) says: “And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves WHOLEHEARTEDLY to these commands that I am giving you today.”
If we are not passionate about God’s Word, how will our children be? If we don’t make a commitment to daily (morning and evening) read God’s Word, they will see that other things are far more important in our lives than God’s Word! Children imbibe our lifestyle.
“REPEAT THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN TO YOUR CHILDREN. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.” This is a daily lifestyle, not a weekly church service!
I like the Amplified version of this Scripture too: “You shall teach them DILIGENTLY to your children (IMPRESSING GOD’S PRECEPTS ON THEIR MINDS AND PENETRATING THEIR HEARTS WITH HIS TRUTHS) , , , ”
3. YOU HAVE OVERCOME THE WICKED ONE
How do our young people overcome the devil? By having God’s Word written in their hearts. The word is their power and victory over sin, evil, and temptation.
Psalm 37:31: “The law of God is in his heart; NONE OF HIS STEPS SHALL SLIDE.”
I love the NLT which says: “They have MADE GOD’S LAW THEIR OWN, so they WILL NEVER SLIP FROM HIS PATH.”
Psalm 119:9: “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.”
Psalm 119:11: “Thy word have I hid in mind heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
And they also know how to pray. They pray personally. They pray out loud in prayer meetings. The greatest place to fight the devil is in prayer meetings.
The church waits for strong young men. The nation waits for them. But they don’t just appear; they come out of godly homes.
Let’s intercede for all the young men and women of our nation. My heart cries out daily for the young people in our high schools, colleges, and universities who are daily brainwashed in socialism, homosexuality, and now the transgender lifestyle. Lovely young people from Christian homes go to these “deception infiltrating” colleges and come out blatant socialists and no longer believing in God.
It's time for revival.
Be blessed,
Nancy Campbell
