To The Young Men of Our Culture

Young Men, you are the next generation. A lot is on your shoulders. Are you going to let it fall off your back to the next generation or will you rise up?

Today’s world is a sorry place. People have left off serving the one true God and then they want to know why we are where we are. Today finds many of us young men sitting on the couch playing a computer game, watching TV, or having a relationship with a young lady (that you don’t intend to marry). You might even be surfing the Internet. You are doing all this while the world is falling apart and you with it. Let me ask you; which one of you when seeing a burning house would not run into it to save the people inside? I say to you; you are in a burning world. Are you going to run into it to save the people inside? When you seek your own pleasure and your own desires, you are tuning out the world around you that is crying out for a Savior. Will you lay aside your life to take the gospel to the world, yea will you lay aside your life to show the world the Savior they really need. Life is not about you. Life is about God and what He wants of you. You must die to yourself and live for God. Take up your cross and follow after Christ.

You are virtually dying. You may walk out your front door today and never return. You may get in an accident and never be able to talk again or walk again or you could live a long life to the glory of God, but you are going to end up dying some day. Let me ask you, who are you serving? Most of us young men serve the person we look at in the mirror each day. Are you that important? Life is so short; think of all the people in this world that don’t have food or clothing or shelter. Do you matter that much?

In the Holy Word of God, we are told to redeem the time for the days are evil. What does this mean? There are 300 million people in the United States alone. There are over 6 billion people in the entire world and the large majority of those people are on the broad road that leadeth to destruction. We have a duty to go to those people and tell them the truth about Christ.

I call you young men to rise up. Read the Bible and put on the whole armor of God. To you who is sitting on the couch asking your mom or your dad, “where are the people that will stand up for righteousness sake;” I say to you, thou art the man!!! If you are saying where are the people that will follow after God; “What is that to thee; you follow me."”

Will you sacrifice all for the cause of Christ? Will you take up your cross and follow after Christ? Are you going to continue worshiping you or are you going to worship God? Are you willing to do as Moses did, “He chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasure of sin for a season.” I say to you; sin is sweet and full of pleasure but only for a short time. You will experience great joy when you sin, but what is your reward? You will experience great tribulation on this earth if you choose to follow Christ, but you are laying up for yourself treasures in Heaven.

I will ask you one last question. If you died today or even the next second or if you didn't wake up tomorrow on this earth, where would you wake up, were will you go when you die? Heaven or Hell? Can you say, "It is no longer I that live but Christ that liveth in me?”

I charge you young men to consider these things before it is too late. I charge you to repent of your sins and seek after our risen Lord. Soli Deo Gloria.

Words of Encouragement From the Scriptures In These Dark Days

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary and they shall walk and not faint."[Isaiah 40:31]

"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."[Isaiah 41:10]

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."[Philippians 4:9]

"I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust...He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler...A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee...For He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways." "He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honour him." [these are different verses from Psalm 91]

We are living in dark times. The truth of God is under fire. I pray that you are encouraged by these verses. The Lord be with you. Soli Deo Gloria.