6“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
7But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. 8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
9Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. 10See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.” (Jeremiah 1)
Thoughts: At our church tomorrow is youth Sunday. Sometimes people will listen to the young more than they will anyone else. The YMCA started (1844) as "The Young Men's Christian Association" and was a way for young men to lead the church in terms of missions around the world and mission to the poor in the area. Instead of getting into trouble in taverns and prostitution, the young men were encouraged to take part in Bible study and prayer. For sixty years, this group along with others changed the world for better. Some times the young need to rise up and break through the scar tissue of old ideas. Tradition after tradition can hide the living word of God- like old varnish on a table. The young are called not to bring in a new way- but to go back with energy to the eternal truths that last from generation to generation. This is what Jeremiah did - and what the Young MCA group did too.
Prayer: Help, me, Lord to do your will and to listen to the young.
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