Youths

YOUTHS

Y    ÷      Yielding to god

O    ±       OBEDIENT  TO GOD AND PARENTS

U    ±        UNCOMPROMISED

T    ±         thanking the lord always

H    ±         HAPPY IN THE LORD

S    ±         SURRENDERED TO GOD

Present order of youths

 

        Remember that God loves youths very much

• Crime and violence
• Injustice
• Family disorder
• Youth lewdness
• Sex craze
• High level of secularism and materialism
•  among youths
• Moral depravity
• Substance abuse
• High illiteracy rate among youths
• Father and mother wounds high among youths
• Emotional instability
• High level of unwanted and unplanned
 •  pregnancies among girls
• Anger and frustration
• Sense of hopelessness
• Immorality

Youths  = Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood (maturity).

Human life style -  in General

       

Age between 15 years to 25 years   It is like a monkey    

This particular age is very thrilling and adventures to youths. They will say I can do all things on MY OWN. All things are possible to me. I don’t need anybody’s help. I am all powerful. I can earn myself. I need not depend upon anybody.

If somebody’s tells them jump from the top of the building, they will do did They don’t have time to think or to reason. Whatsoever you say it is not Good – But for them it is Bad Whatsoever you say it is Bad -  But for them it is Good.

This is the state of their mind and behaviour. That is the reason why youths go astray at PARTICULAR  AGE  BETWEEN  15 years to 25 years.

  

Age between 25 years to 35 years  - It is like a Dog

This the particular age where the youths RUN EVERY WHERE

Run -  To the college to get admission, for 12^th std after 10^th std, for Degree, and post graduation. 

Run - To get the job. Apply everywhere, Apply Apply No Reply,

Run – Once the Job is settled, Run to get their life partner. Search here  search there, date here date there

Age between 35 years to 60 years – It is like a Cow

Once he gets married, He is always busy in Building his Family,

Looking after children and wife. Slogging for them, earning for them, doing everything for the family without rest. He is like a COW which rarely lifts its Head. Always at work .

 

This is the Age between 60 years to 70+

When he reaches this age, he is hardly happy. Because his wife may not look after him, his children are away from him.  He is in the family  but left out, lonely. There is no body to bother him, even to offer him a cup of coffee. So he is frustrated, fed up, depressed, feeling sorry for his family.

01.  What should a Young man do ?

     1 Kings 2:2 

     ²I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

02. How can he do that?

     Mathew 6: Matthew 6:33 

    ³³But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto    you.

03. What should he attend to ?

     Proverbs 4:20-22 

    ²⁰My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
    ²¹Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
   ²²For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

04. How should he keep his heart ?

     Proverbs 4:23 (King James Version)

    ²³Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

05. What should he do with the Mouth ?

       Proverbs 4:24 

      ²⁴Put away from thee a froward   mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

06. What should he do with the Eyes ?

       Proverbs 4:25 

      ²⁵Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

07. What should he do with the Feet ?

       Proverbs 4:26 

      ²⁶Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

08. What should he do with his Hands ?

       Proverbs 4:27 

      ²⁷Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

09. Whose wisdom should he attend ?

     Proverbs 5:1-2 

    ¹My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
    ²That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge

10. What should he let his Heard do ?

       Proverbs 3:1 

      ¹My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

11. What will be result if he keeps the Commandments of God ?

        Proverbs 3:1-4 

       ¹My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
      ²For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
     ³Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the
table of thine heart:

12. In whom should he Trust ?

       Proverbs 3:5-6 

      ⁵Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
      ⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

13. What is God’s Recipe for a Young Man’s Happiness ?

    Proverbs 3:13-17 

    ¹³Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

    ¹⁴For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
    ¹⁵She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
    ¹⁶Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
    ¹⁷Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

14. Should he go Security for Others ?

    Proverbs 6:1-5 

    ¹My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
    ²Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
    ³Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble    thyself, and make sure thy friend.
    ⁴Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
    ⁵Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

15. Should be Industrious ?

      Proverbs 6:6-11 

     ⁶Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
     ⁷Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
     ⁸Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
     ⁹How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
     ¹⁰Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
     ¹¹So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

16. Should he Learn what the Lord Hates ?

      Proverbs 6:16-19 

     ¹⁶These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
     ¹⁷A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
     ¹⁸An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
     ¹⁹A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

17. How can he Cleanse his Way ?

       Psalm 119:9 

      ⁹Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

18. What should be his Prayer ?

       Psalm 119:10 

      ¹⁰With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

19. What should he do when sinners entice him to do Evil ?

         Proverbs 1:10 

        ¹⁰My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

20. What should he Flee From ?

      2 Timothy 2:22 

    ²²Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord  out of a pure heart.

21. What should he know ?

       2 Timothy 3:1-7 

       ¹This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
    ²For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
    ³Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good   ⁴Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
  ⁵Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
  ⁶For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
    ⁷Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

22. What should be strong  in ?

       2 Timothy 2:1 

       ¹Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

23. How to Abide Forever ?

      1 John 2:14-17 

     ¹⁴I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
     ¹⁵Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
    ¹⁶For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
    ¹⁷And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever

BIBLICAL YOUTHS THAT OVERCAME OBSTACULES TO SUCEED

1 Tim. 4:12
¹²Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

I. MOSES, OVERCAME A THE OBSTACLE OF A SINGLE-PARENTING HOME

A. His parents had to give him away – Ex. 2:3”But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. ‘

B. If they didn’t he would have been put to death –Ex.1:22”Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.”

C. He became Son of the Pharaohs’ daughter – Ex. 2:10”When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, “I drew him out of the water.”

D. He Became a Great Leader and a Leader of a Great Nation
Heb. 11:24-29”By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. 26 He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. 27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel. 29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned. “

II. JOSEPH, OVERCAME A DYSFUNCTIONAL HOME

A. His father had two wives and two mistresses

B. He was the Eleventh of Twelve Sons

C. He was gossipier, spying on his brothers

D. He’s brothers wanted to kill him, kill their own brother

E. We have to see the fundamentals that were in their hearts

F. They sold him to a foreign country

G. HE was sent to PRISON – NO future for those that have a criminal record!

H. Gn. 41:41-44”So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” 42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. 43 He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and men shouted before him, “Make way!” Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt. 44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt.”

I. He became the PRIME MINISTER OF EGYPT

III.  TIMOTHY, OVERCAME A DIVIDED HOME

A. His father was an unbeliever

B. His mother and grandmother were the only two Christians

C. His father was a Greek who worshipped other gods

D. This did not became an obstacle for His faith to diminish

E. 1 Tim. 2:5”I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. “

F. After the Apostolic Age – He became the CHRISTIAN LEADER OF the CHURCH

IV.  LUKE, OVERCAME RACISM

A. He was one of the first gentiles that had been converted

B.  Col. 4:11-14”And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow workers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me. 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. 13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. 14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.”

C.  Not only a gentile but also a Christian

D.  He was a DOCTOR OF MEDICENE

V.  JESUS THE ONE THAT CAME FROM A PERFECT HOME

Who are your Friends ???

YOUTHS MAKING FRIENDS AND COPING WITH PEER PRESSURE

It is no doubt that everybody needs friends but when you are young, friends can have more influence over how you dress, act, and think than your parents do. It has generally been said “show me your friend and I will tell you who you are”. If friends play such an important role in shaping especially the life of youths, the question that remains is, who then should be your friend? And to what extend should your life be influenced or shaped by their opinion?

This paper will attempt to answer the above questions. It will in the first part deal with some practical ways of making real friends and then look at how you can cope with pear pressure. In No Way is this an exhaustive treatment of the subject but it is intended to give you the opportunity to explore even further some of the implications of friends and peer pressure.

There are people who have a very difficult time making friends. Even those who are good at making friends need to be intentional in making real friends and know what the secrets of making them are. A proverb says “a friend is loving at all times and becomes a brother in times of trouble Prov. 17:17. There is more to friendship than having a shoulder to cry on. Friends must correct others even when it hurts. When a real friend sees you going the wrong way, he/she will try to warn you before its too late. Even if he knows you may not like what he/she says.

Would you allow a bruised ego to cause you to reject someone who has cared enough about you to tell you the truth? Prov. 27:6 says “there is more trust to be put in bruises from one who loves than in effusive kisses from one who hates. A person who thinks straight and talks straight is the kind of person you should want as a friend.

COUNTERFEIT VERSUS REAL FRIENDS
Not all friends bring out your best or are good friends. Many youths learn things from friends like, stealing, lies telling, smoking, drug, sex, etc. Once the influence of counterfeit friends has caused us to form certain habits it becomes difficult to give up or to break the habits. And sometimes the tendency is to continue to struggle and pray after we fail – often it would help if we pray beforehand asking God for strength when you feel the urge to do evil Prov. 13:20, says He that is walking with wise persons will become wise but he that is having dealings with the stupid ones will fare badly. If you keep friends with those who love God, you can avoid some of the ugly things in your life.

FINDING REAL FRIENDS
Where can you find friends who love God? Within the Christian congregation look for youths who not only make a profession of faith but have works to back their faith and devotion James 2:26. If such youths are difficult to find, get some Christians who are older than you. Age need not be a barrier to friendship.

HOW TO GET FRIENDSHIP STARTED
a).  Have an active interest in others: Jesus built friendship that were so strong that his friends were willing to die for him. Why? For one thing. He cared for people. He reached out and help others. He always wanted to be involved Matt. 8:3. Having an interest in others is the first step in making friends. Knowing the person’s name is a way of showing interest, sharing a meal together assisting someone with a need can serve to deepen a friendship.

b).  How you listen. Jesus words in Luke. 8:18 calls upon us to pay attention on how we listen. Though it refers to listening to the words of God, it provides us with a principle that applies well in developing relationships. Being a good listener is vital in building a friendship. It may require keeping an eye on the interest of others. Leading towards the person, ageing with the person, asking questions etc.

c).  Be loyal John 13:1. The main quality of a friend is his loyalty. Being able to stick with you when times get rough. Being able to defend or stand by your friend even when others say belittling things. Prov. 18:24.

d).  Share your feelings. Jesus endeared himself to others by revealing his deepest feelings. He let it be known that he “felt pity” “felt Love” or was deeply grieved” Matt. 9:36, 26:38, Mark 10:21, John 11:35. In one instance he even cried. This does not mean you pour out your emotions to everyone you meet but you can be honest with everyone, and as you get to know and trust someone, you can gradually reveal empathy. “fellow feelings” for others is essential for meaningful friendship. I Peter 3:8.

e).  Do not expect perfection. Even when a friendship is off to be a good start, don’t expect perfection because we all make mistakes in all kinds of ways. James 3:2. Know that friends costs – time and emotions. You have to be willing to give – you have your own feelings about things but you are willing to give in to make room for your friends feelings and opinion.

The cost of friendship is nothing compared to the cost of not loving; a life of empty loneliness. So make friends for yourself. Listen to and show genuine interest in others. Like Jesus you may then have numerous ones to whom you can say “you are my friends. John 15:14.

“What’s Your Walk Like?”
Proverbs 1:8-19

Philippians 1:27-30

A. You Can Tell A Lot From A Walk
1. Four Kinds Of Walk
2. The Warning Walk
3. Walk Provides Intentions
4. Walk Moving From A To B
5. Colossians 1:10 Walk Worthy

B. Walking In A Straight Line
 Jesus Is The Fixed Point
Getting To Jesus Limits Options
When You Take Your Eyes Off

C. Young Man Receives Advice Proverb 1:10
1. Remember What You Learned
2. Avoid Some Of The Friends
3. Friends Do Have An Influence
4. Invitation To Join A Gang
5. Self Destructive Walk
6. Can We Listen To Those Who Love Us.
7. Who Is Turning Who

D. Whatever Happens, Conduct Yourselves
1. Philippians 1:27
2. Conduct Yourselves—Citizens Of Heaven
3. But Look What They Did
4. Walk Worthy
Colossians 1:10 Colossians 1:   10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

E. Who Is Really Lord
1. Let Jesus Sit Upon The Throne
2. Opportunity To Be Pleasing To God
6. The Home—God’s Building Plan

F. What’s The Lord Doing At Home
 We All Affect Each Other
 Attitudes Can Smell
 Don’t Bring Everything Home
 Give In And Go Along For Jesus

G. I Want To Be More Like Jesus
 Walking Worthy , Choosing To Know The Bible , The Bible Is For Us To Read
 Learn & Be Blessed,  Jesus said Come Follow Me

1. Look & See
2. See & Become
3. Lord Open My Heart

Warings and the symptoms- 6 signs and warnings

Hosea 6:1  Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

Hosea6:2  After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

Hosea 6:3  Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

God sends down a judgement against a people. He always sends a warning as in the case of Jonah, and the city of Nineveh.

Heb 2:1  Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them  slip.

I believe God sends us warning when we start drifting away from Him.
1. Loss of Focus
Your heart changes from the things of God to the things of this world.
- 1 Kings 11:1-4
- King Solomon has a problem, HE LOVED WOMEN
- He had to have more and more women
- He was Greedy. Greed and lust can turn your heart away from God quicker than a drug addict can be turned away with a pound of cocaine
1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

2. Loss of Priorities
You are more concerned about yourself than others, including God- Matthew 22:37-39
- In a world of self-serving and self-centeredness, the church must stand up and be different
- The world is looking for a change, looking for realness and a real devotion to each other
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

3. Loss of Passion
You no longer have a passionate love for God or His word
- David not only had a passionate love for God, but also for his Word
- Psalms 119:11 “I will hide the word in my heart …”
- Do you remember when you were in love with God? Are you drifting away?
- You couldn’t put the Bible down
4. Loss of discipline
Your lifestyle becomes more sinful
- Ephesians 5:5
- Obviously, if we find ourselves sinning we know that something is wrong
- But Paul says something very interesting, LIVE BY THE SPIRIT
- You can’t live by the spirit if you far from the spirit

5. Loss of Commitment
Your church attendance becomes less important to you
- Hebrews 10:25
- The church should be a warm, friendly place where we can find friendship and encouragement
- Luke 4:16 Jesus regularly went to church on the Sabbath day

6. Loss of Emotions
You no longer respond to altar calls
- when you don’t respond to the calling of the Lord to get your life in order, there are signs that you have Pride in your life
- The Bible says that Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before the Fall
- When we do not respond to the Lord’s calling to us we say that we are fine without the Lord

Wake Up You Sleepth ??? – CAUTION – ALERT – WARNING

Ø  Mat 24:24  For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

JUDGEMENT HAS ALREADY STARTED/COMING  upon the Body of Christ. Don’t be COOL AND RELAXING in the life of this world which is CARNAL.

Jas 4:4  Ye adulterers and adulteresses - Who have broken your faith with God, your rightful spouse. Know ye not that the friendship or love of the world - The desire of the flesh, the desire of the eye, and the pride of life, or courting the favour of worldly men, is enmity against God? Whosoever desireth to be a friend of the world - Whosoever seeks either the happiness or favour of it, does thereby constitute himself an enemy of God; and can he expect to obtain anything of him?

Ø  Are you a compromiser or a Diluter of the Word of God,  Be careful – you are already

Condemned

Ø  Don’t believe the lie of a Satan Rom 3:23  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Who is perfect? Who is Holy except God ? . Satan wishers in the ears of the Believers. Bind and Rebuke it in Jesus name.

                     

Ø  Satan always justifies sin because he is a liar

Ø  Oh God is a compassionate God, merciful God, lovable God and he will not send you

HELL DONT WORRY.  Brother Jesus will not send you to hell but YOUSELF WILL GO TO HELL. Be Careful.

Ø  As I was writing this message, God showed me his crucifixion scene/vision and

Saying , my son believers are crucifying  me again and again by their sins.

What is required of thee ??

2 Peter 3: 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. Ezekiel 33:11Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Psalm 119:9Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.\ Hebrews 11:6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Rev 2: 7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. Romans 10:17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.\ 1 John 5:3If ye love me, keep my commandments For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. Revelation 22:14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. John 6:27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. Philippians 2:12-15Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.  Do all things without murmurings and disputing: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;    a-men

Final word to youths

Rom 13:11  And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

And do this - Fulfil the law of love in all the instances above mentioned. Knowing the season - Full of grace, but hasting away. That it is high time to awake out of sleep - How beautifully is the metaphor carried on! This life, a night; the resurrection, the day; the gospel shining on the heart, the dawn of this day; we are to awake out of sleep; to rise up and throw away our night - clothes, fit only for darkness, and put on new; and, being soldiers, we are to arm, and prepare for fight, who are encompassed with so many enemies. The day dawns when we receive faith, and then sleep gives place. Then it is time to rise, to arm, to walk, to work, lest sleep steal upon us again. Final salvation, glory, is nearer to us now, than when we first believed - It is continually advancing, flying forward upon the swiftest wings of time. And that which remains between the present hour and eternity is comparatively but a moment.

1Co 3:13  Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

The time is coming when every one's work shall be made manifest: for the day of the Lord, that great and final day, shall declare it - To all the world. For it is revealed - What faith beholds as so certain and so near is spoken of as already present. By fire; yea, the fire shall try every one's work, of what sort it is - The strict process of that day will try every man's doctrines, whether they come up to the scripture standard or not. Here is a plain allusion to the flaming light and consuming heat of the general conflagration. But the expression, when applied to the trying of doctrines, and consuming those that are wrong, is evidently figurative; because no material fire can have such an effect on what is of a moral nature. And therefore it is added, he who builds wood, hay, or stubble, shall be saved as through the fire - Or, as narrowly as a man escapes through the fire, when his house is all in flames about him.

It is Time to Surrender;

2Co 10:5  Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Destroying all vain reasonings, and every high thing which exalteth itself - As a wall or rampart. Against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought - Or, rather, faculty of the mind. Into captivity to the obedience of Christ - Those evil reasonings are destroyed. The mind itself, being overcome and taken captive, lays down all authority of its own, and entirely gives itself up to perform, for the time to come, to Christ its conqueror the obedience of faith.

Rev 22:11  He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

Rev 22:12  And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

I - Jesus Christ. Come quickly - To judge the world.

And my reward is with me - The rewards which I assign both to the righteous and the wicked are given at my coming.

To give to every man according as his work - His whole inward and outward behaviour shall be.

DEAR BROTHER AND SISTER IN CHRIST, ESEPECIALLY WHO ARE YOUNG , ARE YOU READY TO MEET YOUR SAVIOUR  JESUS CHRIST RIGHT NOW  ???

IF YOUR ANSWER IS YES

BETTER DO IT NOW.