Youth Of Power And Promise Series

Youth need to know that the question before them each day is that they have a choice to make. Prayerfully, they will be able to stand firm in their faith and say, “but as for me and my house I’m going to serve the Lord.”

David makes his stand and says in his spirit if God be for me, who can be against me. David realizes that in life’s struggles you need to take the name of God with you; in our New Testament understand we would say to take the name of Jesus with you.

So David says “I don’t need this heavy armor and sword to fight Goliath. I only need five smooth stones.”

Five being the symbol for grace, David is really saying in life all I need is the grace of God.

That’s why David will write later goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

David knows, like our youth need to know that, God’s grace will follow you all the days of your life through God’s goodness and his mercy.

David defeats Goliath and let me close by telling you these final three things we learn about our Youth who are full of power and promise.

1. God equips them with all they need. Though David had seven older brothers, God had given him all that he needed.

2. God wants them to be used for his purpose. When it was David time to fulfill his purpose and the Samuel was in Jesse house to anoint the future King of Israel; while his brothers stood first in line and where the first considered. Samuel’s oil did not pour from the ram’s horn until David stood before him.

3. God will protect them throughout life’s journey. At the closing program for the Head Start students I asked the parents and caregivers was it alright for me to offer a prayer over our youth as they left for the summer season. So much is going on, life in the city can be dangerous for children.

No parent voiced any opposition as we prayed and the chorus of Amen’s was something to behold.

Our youth are full of power and promise. We need to understand that God has equipped them with what they need; God has a purpose for each of them; and that God will protect them throughout life’s journey if they stay on the Lord’s side.

We need to celebrate our Youth and let them know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God can use them at any time, at any age and at any place:

Because our Youth are full of power and promise!