Devotion Day 15- YOOOF!!!

Hey All!!

What a great Youth Sunday it has been!

Because we have been sooooo busy with it, we were not able to complete and print out Devotion Booklet Part 2 today! The booklet is the next part of the devotion we have been doing together and will last for the next 14 days!

We are in the midst of finalising it soon, And it should be up by tonight/tomorrow morning!
Everyone will be able to come here to get a soft copy of it, or msn me and I'll send one over to you via msn or email!

In any case, here is a devotion to do TONIGHT while we wait!


YOOOOFFF!


"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."
-1 Timothy 4:12


I think most of us here who read this are probably still studying. So if you are still studying that makes you a YOUTH! In fact, the official age of being a youth is below 35! Can you believe that!

Often, the world sees us as youth as people who are dumb or lack the experience in life. We often find ourselves being 'neglected' by the world and our opinions not mattering. But the bible tells us other wise!

It encourages us to not let anyone look down on us because of our age. Our age must not be used as an excuse for anyone to tell us that we don't matter, or more importantly, our age must not be used by us as an excuse not to be responsible as a Christian or living a Christ-Like life!

Instead, we need to be examples for the believers in what we say, how we live, how we love, how we believe in God etc. We need to show the church and the world that we too are ambassadors of Christ. it's like what we learnt in the previous devotion about being in the spotlight! Well, now your life is being put in the spotlight and you need to set an example to everyone around you on how to live a God loving life.

Today, YOUTH SUNDAY, was a day that we showed the church that the youths do exist in the church and that we too can contribute to the church in our own youthful way and with our youthful exuberance and enthusiasm! We were all put into the spotlight today as youths, and we were to set examples in how we served God, how we lived and what we did.

And to be honest, I felt proud to be a youth today (or at least a semi-youth now). Because I saw the ushers and I saw a group of youths who did a fantastic job welcoming fellow Brothers and Sisters in Christ to the Lord's home with a joyful smile and also with God's love! I saw the worship team and I saw a group of youths up there serving God with their God-given skills and talents and leading the congregation to a fantastic time of worship. I saw the skit folks & scripture readers and I saw youths who were spreading God's message to the congregation in our own special way. I saw the bookmarks and the youth booklet and I saw the hard work and huge effort by our youths to bless the church with their creativity! You get the point....

Today, we as youths were put into the spotlight and we shone like the bride! May we continue to set an example to the church every Sunday on living a Godly life! May we help the rest of the church encounter God in their lives, because we have already encountered Him in our lives!

To close, I remember the bridge of the song "Came To My Rescue" by Hillsong. It goes:

In our Life, Be lifted high.
In our Love, Be lifted high
In our World, Be lifted high.

Let this be the prayer of our hearts each day! That He be lifted high in what we do!


1. Take some time to think how we can continue to bless the church as youths. Be it in fund raising, or others. Email it in or write it down on the tagboard!

2.Take some time to also think how we can continue to bless our friends around us. That His name will be lifted high in what we do!


Today's Prayer:
Lord, Thank you for my youthfulness. Thank you for the blessings you have poured out on me. I pray that you will help me continue to use my youthful exuberance and enthusiasm for Your purpose. That I will continue to be a blessing to the church and our world. May You continue to teach me to be an example of a Child of God, living a life that is pleasing to You. Amen