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  DESPISE NOT THY YOUTH
  by C.H. Spurgeon
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Summary: C.H. Spurgeon's sermon encourages young individuals to embrace
their divine calling and trust in God's strength despite their perceived
limitations.

Topics: "Divine Calling", "Youth"
Scripture References: Jeremiah 1:6

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C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes that youth should not be a barrier to
fulfilling God's calling, as exemplified by Jeremiah, who felt
inadequate due to his age. God reassures Jeremiah that his youth does
not disqualify him; rather, he is chosen to deliver God's message.
Spurgeon encourages young preachers and teachers to focus on their
divine commission rather than their limitations, asserting that God's
strength will empower them in their mission. He reminds them that wisdom
and experience are secondary to obedience and faithfulness in delivering
God's word.

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Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold I cannot speak; for I am a child. But
the Lord said unto me, Say not, l am a child: for thou shalt go to all
that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shat[ speak.
(Jeremiah 1:6-7)

Jeremiah was young and felt a natural shrinking when sent upon a great
errand by the Lord; but He who sent him would not have him say, "I am a
child." What he was in himself must not be mentioned but lost in the
consideration that he was chosen to speak for God. He had not to think
out and invent a message nor to choose an audience: he was to speak what
God commanded and speak where God sent him, and this he would be enabled
to do in strength not his own. Is it not so with some young preacher or
teacher who may read these lines?

God knows how young you are and how slender are your knowledge and
experience; but if He chooses to send you, it is not for you to shrink
from the heavenly call. God will magnify Himself in our feebleness. If
you were as old as Methuselah, how much would your years help you? If
you were as wise as Solomon, you might be equally as willful as he. Keep
you to your message, and it will be your wisdom; follow your marching
orders, and they will be your discretion.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ch-spurgeon/despise-not-thy-youth/
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