God has a lot to say especially to youth in the Bible. He says some marvellous, encouraging things. Look at these verses as a sample:
Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD. Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
Psalm 25:7-8
For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth. From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother's womb. I will ever praise you.
Psalm 71:5-6
Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.
Psalm 71:17-18
Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Psalm 103:2-5
For the Christian youth God does not remember our youthful sins and our rebellion. He teaches us even from youth about following him despite our mistakes. He is our confidence in our youth - even if we don't have confidence in ourselves. He is our hope! David and other psalm writers - still in their youth in some of the psalms - show us the hope they have in God. It's fabulous!
God warns youth also in the Bible. He doesn't warn them for no reason 'though. Youth are encouraged to turn around their behaviour so that they do not fall forever from God's grace by their rebellion.
I warned you when you felt secure, but you said, 'I will not listen!' This has been your way from your youth; you have not obeyed me.
Jeremiah 22:21
Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth till this day we have not obeyed the LORD our God."
Jeremiah 3:25
Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
2 Timothy 2:22
God cares deeply for youth and wants them to know the joy, the hope, and the everlasting friendship he promises through Jesus.
Do you know that hope?
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Paul said to Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:11-12 - 'Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.'
Being young isn't an excuse for being ineffective as a Christian, althought we may not have the prolonged experience and wisdom of people who are older than us, we still have the same faith, and the same love for the same God.
Well said!
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