Never Too Young

When the Lord called Jeremiah to prophesy to Judah and beyond, Jeremiah protested that he was too young for the job. He must have been intimidated by the stern and even violent responses he imagined receiving when he spread the news that God would judge his elders’ sins.

People who are young or new in their calling sometimes fear standing in opposition to the prevailing culture of their surroundings, even when that culture rejects biblical values. But consider these thoughts:

* God sends us. He sets us up as His representative in purposeful locations — family, community, the workplace — to seek His glory, not our own.

* God instructs us. We can trust the Lord to speak through His Word, His followers, and their prayers.

* God empowers us. The Lord will lift us up beyond what we can accomplish on our own in order to use our abilities in His way, in His time, and for His glory.

Taken from The Modern Life Study Bible