Our scripture this morning is 1 Timothy 4:12 (NLT).
Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.
While Paul tells Timothy not to “let anyone think less of you because you are young”, the guidance applies to us all. What anyone else thinks of us and our discipleship is not our issue, but theirs. Our call is to go in His name regardless of what opinion the world holds of us.
Psychiatrist Carl Jung said “the world will ask you who you are and if you don’t know, the world will tell you.” We need to know who we are in Christ and that should always be our answer. Paul says the way we live in His love is our best response.
Jesus gave us the Great Commission to make disciples of all the world. This is a charge and a blessing, a call to action and an expression of His love and trust in us. Jesus wants us all to join Him in the eternal home He has prepared for us, and we get to help others find the way there.
Loving Lord, Your mercy amazes us and we are humbled to be part of Your work. May we go to share the Gospel with everyone. Amen.
