CHARGED
I Kings 2:1-4
Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. In your Bible, the heading above Chapter 2 probably says something like "David's Charge to Solomon". Here, David is getting close to his death and he calls his heir into his chambers to challenge him. He gives him a charge. An order, a command, a declaration of duty. A charge.
When we hear the word "charged" most of us think of our cell phone and whether or not we plugged it in last night. Why? Because if we want the battery to last, it must be charged. We give it a charge each night that keeps it going the next day. If we are to maintain our service for the Lord, we must stay "charged".
Over the next few weeks, I am going to write about the "Charge" for our youth departments today. At CMRBC that is our theme for our Teen Sunday School classes. When we unveiled this theme, I gave to our teenagers the Mission Statement of our Youth Department. Why do we have a youth department? Is the youth department just a babysitting service? Is the youth department a game time for kids during church? Is the youth department all about having fun and doing activities?
My answer is NO!
As YPs (Youth Pastors), we should establish a purpose for our Youth Departments. We should have a reason why we do what we do. Without a purpose, we are just babysitting. Teenagers have a desire to find purpose. Our Youth Departments should begin to help structure that purpose.
If the Pastor came to you tomorrow and said that he was thinking of disbanding and doing away with the Youth Department.. what would be your reason for asking him to keep it? What is your purpose? Why do you do it? What keeps you going? What is your CHARGE?
Let us resolve that we have a CHARGE to keep, a CHARGE to give and a CHARGE to continue.
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