TEENS RHAPSODY OF REALITIES FOR TODAY
Memory Verse: Isaiah 50:7 AMPC
“For the Lord God helps Me; therefore have I not been ashamed or confounded. Therefore have I set My face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.”
LET’S TALK
“What a weird lady,” “Holy Polly,” and “Bible hugger” were some taunting remarks Polly got whenever she walked into her lecture room. She was excellent in her grades, very pretty to look at, and born again. She’d recently started sharing her love for the Lord Jesus with her class members every morning, and it got a few classmates ticked off. So, they tried their best to demotivate her daily, but Polly remained resolute and unscathed as she continued sharing the Gospel and passion for the Lord.
Many years ago, the Lord said to me, “Son, don’t look around. Be focused; refuse to be distracted.” In the New Testament, the Bible talks about Jesus in Luke 9:51 AMPC: “ Now when the time was almost come for Jesus to be received up [to heaven], He steadfastly and determinedly set His face to go to Jerusalem.” Why was His face set steadfastly on His destination? He knew that was His last visit to Jerusalem, and this time, it was for His life; He was going to the Cross to die for the sins of the world, and He wasn’t going to let anyone distract Him from it.
Some Christians have found themselves being distracted by too many things. They can’t accomplish much in life that way. When you’re a young man or woman of purpose and vision, you’re not perturbed about the world, because you know that you’re not of this world. You must remain focused on the dream, the vision, that the Lord has put in your heart. Have a tunnel-vision towards God’s agenda. It’s the way to win.
Nothing in, and of this world can place a limit on you or cause you to be disadvantaged, because you won before you came. You were already a success before you started. Therefore, set your sail and rule your world.
Go Deeper
Hebrews 12:1-2 AMPC; 1 Corinthians 15:58
Pray
Dear Father, I thank you for the high calling with which you called me in Christ Jesus. My eyes are on you, the author and perfecter of my faith. I don’t see shadows; I’m walking in your perfect will and destiny for my life, victorious all the way, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
One Year Daily Bible Reading
1 John 4, Ezekiel 16
Two Year Daily Bible Reading
John 17:11-21, 2 Chronicles 7-8
Act
Plan to share the Word with those you meet today
