Each new sunrise is a reminder of the eternal morning, when the “bright sun of heaven” will rise and health will be in its rays. Then all that was created will be transformed so that it will be good forever. There will be no more pain, no more financial struggles, no more loss, and no more aging. That is precisely how I envision it, and I put my hope in it.
Those who follow Christ must meet specific criteria. That is why Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth. If salt has lost its taste, how can it be salted? You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a puts it on a lampstand.”
In recent years, he has taken several evangelistic trips with teenagers. One thing he has learned from this: Teenagers are not too young to influence those around them. Whether it is I or those who have served them, I have noticed that those who win the most people to Jesus have the qualities that Paul wrote about in his letter to Timothy. Paul tried to convince Timothy that his relative physical youth need not be an obstacle to serving the Kingdom of God, so he called on him to be “an example to the believers” (1 Tim 4:12) in every area of the life of faith. In speech: Young people who influence others to come to Jesus control their language, do not use vulgarity, do not speak negatively, and give honor to God with their words. In behavior: They are prudent, and the whole world sees their light. In love: By paying attention to Jesus’ words (Mt 22:37-39), they make him happy. They love their neighbors; they touch people’s hearts. This is how we can influence others to come to Jesus.
