1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
It seems as if it were a lifetime ago that I was a Boy Scout. As a matter of fact it was about 65 years ago, so that is pretty much a lifetime ago. I count the lessons I learned in scouting as a huge benefit in my personal development. I can still recall standing at attention with the other members of my troop and reciting the Scout Oath: On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
I just had to go on line to bring into focus what the Scout Law was. It is that a Scout is to be: TRUSTWORTHY, LOYAL, HELPFUL, FRIENDLY, COURTEOUS, KIND, OBEDIENT, CHEERFUL, THRIFTY, BRAVE, CLEAN, and REVERENT.
What a list. What a wonderful world it would be if people practiced these attributes. It has never been that way since Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, nor will we find that type of conduct until we reach heaven.
I know that our world lacks these outstanding qualities, but what a tragedy that we do not find them in our church either. Time and again I hear reports of people who have been emotionally and spiritually injured by the action of church people. This should not be! I devote myself to bind up the wounds of such victims.
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
—Pastor Cecil