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Presidential Prayer Team; C.P. – Train Up a Child

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The Barna Group estimates that about 60 percent of young people stop going to church. Those who remain do so because they have been trained with a biblical worldview, both parents attend church regularly and they teach by example. The numbers significantly drop when only one parent is faithful in spiritual matters.

For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.

Psalm 71:5

Often adults get too wrapped up in their own lives and leave most of the training to teachers, peers and media. When the disciples rebuked parents for bringing their infants to Jesus, the Lord scolded them by saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.” (Luke 18:16) Another well-known verse says, “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6)

Today, ask God what you can do to help young people become disciples of Christ. Pray that He will send children and youth workers into this harvest field. Pray for the nation’s leaders and citizens (especially the younger ones) to find a church where they can learn, serve and grow in the Lord.

Recommended Reading: Deuteronomy 6:4-13

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Greg Laurie – The Bible’s Most Popular Verse

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“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” —Matthew 7:1–2

There was a time when probably the best-known Bible verse would have been John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” It seemed as though everyone either knew this verse or knew a little bit about it.

But that is no longer the favorite verse of most people, especially nonbelievers. In fact, I believe the nonbeliever’s favorite verse is Matthew 7:1. I don’t think they know the actual reference, but they love to quote it: “Judge not, that you be not judged.”

That is usually what they say to a Christian who has the audacity to hold a biblical worldview. If we dare say that something is right or wrong, or if we make an evaluation about something, they will shoot back, “How can you say that? That is so judgmental! That is so narrow-minded! That is so bigoted! Doesn’t the Bible say, ‘Judge not, lest you be judged’?”

Don’t be put off by that. A better translation of this verse would be, “Condemn not, that you be not condemned.” I am not in the position to say who will get into heaven or who will end up in hell. Ultimately that is up to God.

But I am to make judgments in life. Every day, I make judgments. If I am stepping into the street, I look both ways to make sure it is safe. That is a judgment. If I see a dog and decide to pet it, only to change my mind when he suddenly bares his teeth and growls, then that is a judgment.

So I am to make judgments and evaluations as a follower of Jesus Christ. We must make judgments. But we must not condemn.