Thought for Saturday, July 7th

July 7, 2012

Student Life

An Audacious Experience

Adventure is a part of life and in the week that is about to begin we will be taking our Youth Group on what we hope will be a true spiritual adventure.

We call our youth group Y.E.L.L. which stands for ‘Youth Electrified and Living for the Lord.’  We have taken Isaiah 58:1 as our verse and it says; “Shout {yell} loudly do not be quiet.”

We hope you will pray with us and for us during this week and as a part of this adventure, I will be trying to share our daily experience with you as these daily thoughts each day.

It is our prayer that the our youth will be charged up, electrified by God’s power and presence in this week and that they will return to our home church ready to shout, yell, declare and demonstrate their love for the Lord.

We are praying for them to have a spiritual awakening that will change their lives forever and that their relationship and commitment to the Lord will grow deeper and richer.

Remember God’s word tells us:

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Proverbs  22:6

And do you remember Paul’s admonition to Timothy:

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;  Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.  Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;  Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:  Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.  For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.  Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.  That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.

1 Timothy 1:1-14

James Baldwin stated this: “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”

It is important for us to teach our kids; but more importantly we need to show our kids by how we live what it means to be a Christian.

Thank you for praying for us and with us this week and we look forward to sharing with you our daily experiences.

Today’s Prayer

Father, guide us lead us, work in our hearts and touch our kids this week with your power to transform their lives for your glory.

“When the music fades
All is stripped away
And I simply come
Longing just to bring
Something that's of worth
That will bless Your heart
I'll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart
I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it
When it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus “

-  Lyrics from ‘Heart of Worship’ by Matt Redman