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Dear Young Christian:
As young people we like to feel accepted. We like to feel that we fit in, and that we are part of the crowd. We want our friends to think well of us, or to use a modern day expression, we want to be cool. It is certainly not wrong to want acceptance as believers, but the question is, Whose acceptance do we really want? Are we seeking the Lord’s acceptance and approval, or the world’s? As another week of school or work begins, let’s ask the Lord for help in seeking to live for Him.
When Paul wrote to the Corinthians he expressed his desire for acceptance by saying, “Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of HIM” (2 Corinthians 5:9).Is this the sincere desire of your heart as well? Are you willing to suffer a little reproach to have the Lord Jesus say, “Well done” (Matthew 25:21)?This is what brings true happiness, as Peter reminds us, “If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye” (1 Peter 4:14).
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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