When our children were teenagers, we repeatedly had the following discussion after their church youth group meeting: I asked, “How was youth group tonight?” And they responded, “It was boring.” After several weeks of this I decided to find out for myself. I slipped into the hall where their meeting was held, and I watched. I saw them participating, laughing, listening—having a great time. That night on the way home I asked about their evening and, once again, they said, “It was boring.” I responded, “I was there. I watched. You had a great time!” They responded, “Maybe it wasn’t as bad as usual.”

I recognised that behind their reluctance to admit they were enjoying youth group were things such as peer pressure and a fear of not appearing ‘cool’. But then I wondered, Am I similarly afraid to get too excited about spiritual things?

Indeed, there is nothing in this universe more worthy of our enthusiasm than who Christ is and what He did for us. Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). That’s the opposite of boring! At any age we have a gift from our Saviour that is worth celebrating. Our salvation is something to get excited about!

If you know Christ, you always have a reason to celebrate.

Author

Bill Crowder

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Our Daily Bread