I am beginning the process of preparing for two youth camps that I will be speaking at this summer. When one is given the opportunity to speak, in my opinion, it is hard to narrow down what needs to be said.
Today in my office I was thinking to myself, "What are some things that as a teen I wish I would have known that I know now?" That is a very good question and I think that I have come up with at least one good answer.
I wish I would have known how important the Word of God is.
Someone probably told me, but I didn't listen.
Hebrews 4:12 (ESV) says this, For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Let's break it down using a mathematical equation that I think makes sense.
THE WORD OF THE LORD
= (IS)
#1--LIVING
#2--ACTIVE
#3--SHARP
(than any two-edged sword)
#4--PIERCING
(to the dividing of soul and of spirit)
(to the dividing of joints and of marrow)
#5--DISCERNING
(the thoughts and intentions of the heart)
I think now we can see why the word of God is so important. Look for this message to be spoken LOUDLY at a youth camp near you this summer. Today's teens need to hear this and we need to tell them.
Blessings!
