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Sooooooo, here you are, a young person, enthusiastic about your calling and serving the Lord with vitality and vigor and lo and behold ... here come the Pharisees! They'll try just about anything to burst your bubble, but all you have to do is be prepared, and you'll see just how easy it is, to have them thinking twice about their criticism of your youth.

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There's a great story about Jesus that matches this situation perfectly. As Jesus entered into the Temple after His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, He overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and those making the Temple as a den of thieves.  And there were children in the Temple who were singing praises to Jesus. This sorely displeased the chief priests and scribes, and Jesus said, quoting scripture from Psalms 8:2:

PERFECT PRAISE!

Come to think of it, there are several things in the Bible that support and encourage your diligent service to Jesus and spreading the Word of God in your youth. Let's find some.

The Apostle Paul wrote a letter to Timothy, his young protégé, and told him not to be offended by people who look down on him because he is young.  

BE AN EXAMPLE!

Wanna know what the cool thing really is? It's BECAUSE of your youth ... your lack of experience in worldly (defiling) things that makes you such a good example. 

In word - In the way you speak.

In conversation - In your manner of living (when others are looking AND when they're not).

In charity - In your love and generosity toward all of God's children.

In spirit - In demonstrating to others that sin is of the flesh and as Christians we are reborn as spiritual beings.

In Faith - In being firm and steadfast in your beliefs.

And in purity - In REPRESENTing the righteousness of Jesus.

Now, anybody can take scripture out of context and try and make a point, and some people may try and hinder your service to God by quoting scripture that says that you must be aged, or seasoned, or anything else in order to effectively serve the Lord. What the ol' Pharisees are trying to say is that you should be seen and not heard because you're a young person. Well ...

PTHHHHHHH!

It's almost a sure bet that most of the Pharisees will tell you that there's one difference between you and them, and that is, that they were young once. HOWEVER ... The bet is probably just as certain, that they weren't called when they were your age, otherwise, they surely wouldn't be trying to stifle you now would they?

If you like to have scripture on your side to support you when you're confronted by this issue, or whether you question your youth inside of your own self, let's open up the Bible and you'll see that God most certainly DID call young people back in Biblical times, and He does today as well.

Some of these are reminders of things you learned in the Child of God or the My Brother's Keeper programs, but it's good to review, and many times the same message can have different meanings when you read them at different times.

Let's start with some of the people who God called in their youth to serve Him:

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YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY!

The prophet Samuel was just a child when the Lord spoke to Him and gave him prophecy to share with all of Israel:

The prophet Jeremiah was a child when he was called to warn Israel what would happen if they didn't change their ways.

Joash became the king of Judah when he was only seven years old.

David was just a boy when he killed the giant Goliath.

Daniel was a child when God gave him the gift of interpreting dreams.

It didn't really matter whether the people thought these prophets were too young to serve God or deliver His Word ... God chose them, and that's all that matters. You can imagine there were many who thought these young people were just crazy kids. Can you imagine having a president that's only seven years old? Or what about Israel being carried away captive by Nebuchadnezzar into Babylon ... and a child giving them advice of how to get back in God's good Graces again. Do you suppose it was difficult for them to heed God's Word, being presented through a child? What you're facing is nothing new ... you're in good company!

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

Here's an interesting question to ask. Is physical age the same as spiritual age? When you're reborn, you are born in the spirit. Your spirit doesn't have the limits of the flesh, like age and pain and hunger and thirst and fatigue and hot and cold and illness.

You ARE the Temple of the Holy Spirit.

So, if the Holy Spirit lives in you ... are the Pharisees saying that He has to wait until you're a certain age before they believe what He says through you? Hmmmmmmm.

Have the Pharisees forgotten that we're all one body (of Christ) and that we're all different? The Pharisees may not think that the baby toe is very important, but without it, it's very difficult to balance.

What about in the world today? God said that young people would share His Word:

Is that exciting or what? God will pour out His spirit on the young people and they will tell His messages to others!

The Pharisees may try and make you feel that you're not smart enough to spread the Word of God because you're young, but Solomon also, the wisest man to ever live, was very young when he pleased God by asking for an understanding heart to judge God's people ... and God granted him what he requested.

You have a great advantage being a young person. Do you believe you can make a difference in the world today? God does!

Don't let the Pharisees tell you any different!

OH!

And one more very important thing ...

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You MUST BE AS A CHILD to attain the Kingdom!