Don’t give up on a young person
Acts 7:58
“dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.”
Meanwhile …. a young man named Saul.
Already a leading Pharisee, responsible for the stoning of the church’s first martyr and subsequent persecution onslaught. His name is Saul.
He saw every stone hit Stephen. He sanctioned the stoning, making sure it was done correctly, absolutely. This was not punishment, there was only one outcome from this.
He was just a young man.
Some young people look like their future is inevitable.
They are already involved in things that are outrageous.
Their backs are against God even those who think they are doing okay.
Never write off young people. How they start isn’t always how they finish. You know the story. What God did God is still doing!
Missions Paul 