5. God Supports Young People Who are Wholehearted - Zac Poonen
முழு இருதயமுள்ள வாலிபர்களை தேவன் தாங்குகிறார் Tuticorin Conference 2016 Youth Meeting For more videos, please visit www.cfcindia.com
Summary
God has a divine plan and consistently chooses individuals, often young ones, for His work, as seen throughout scripture. The key takeaway is that God is not searching to discover whose heart belongs to Him, because He already knows. Instead, He powerfully demonstrates His support for those who possess a wholehearted commitment to Him.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Why did God choose young people in Scripture?Throughout Scripture, God chose young people like Joseph, David, and Mary for His work, usually calling them around the age of thirty or younger because of how they responded to Him from an early age.
God's eyes roam the earth to support the wholeheartedSecond Chronicles 16:9 explains that God's eyes move across the entire earth so He can strongly support those whose hearts are completely committed to Him.
How God protects those who belong to HimThough true believers face opposition in an evil world, God protects His servants until His designated time, just as He preserved Jesus from the crowd in Nazareth until His hour had come.Romans 8:31
Mary as an example of a simple, god-fearing young personGod chose the humble, god-fearing Mary out of all the young women in Nazareth to be the mother of Jesus, demonstrating that God values inner purity over outward style.
Honoring parents and studying God's wordJoseph honored his father by obeying him, and Jesus demonstrated deep subjection to His parents and a diligent study of the Scriptures from His youth.
Mary's faith and her prayer rooted in ScriptureMary believed the angel's message without argument, and her beautiful prayer of praise shows how deeply she had absorbed the Old Testament scriptures in her heart.
Keeping the mind pure and guarding against dirty dreamsWhat we think about during the day shapes our subconscious mind and dreams, and filling our minds with God's word is the only way to cleanse and protect our inner life.
Passing tests of purity, breaking pride, and forgiving othersGod tests young people through temptations, trials, and difficult authority figures to break their pride and prepare them for a greater ministry, just as He did with Joseph.
