Sometimes it concerns me with all that our youth are exposed to in today's society. The messages today promote self-indulgence, irresponsibility, and sexual immorality to name just a few. They are bombarded with godless values and encouraged to have whatever they desire.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 says, What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. The truth is these messages are delivered by a different medium than in years past but all are the same. Today's youth deal with the same temptations and sin as in the garden.
Satan began in the garden with Eve and continues with the same method. Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. We are by nature selfish.
I visited with a friend's son today. He is in college and has hit a bump in life's journey. He is a great young man and has made a few bad choices but God's hand is on him. He is a Christian and has knowledge of the bible. I found it interesting that he had Psalm 34:18 tattooed on his arm. I asked him what the verse said--he quoted it. Psalm 34:17-18 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. While this young may have made a bad choice he knew God was with him and in him.
There are countless stories in scripture of man falling and God's grace restoring him. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3
Psalms 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Until we are broken (at the end of ourselves) God cannot do His work in us. He created us for a purpose and we must get out of our own way (selfish behavior) for Him to restore us.
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