Have you noticed how the behavior of our youth has changed over the years? There seems to be more children dropping out of school than ever before. In 2006, 1 out of 3 students failed to graduate from high school and in 2007, the number grew to over 1.2 million. In the late 1990s, homicide was the second leading cause of deaths for 15-24 year olds. Almost 50% of all violent crimes were committed by persons under the age of 25.Here’s a quote from the Chicago Tribune dated April 2, 2008, “Violence has killed 22 district students so far this school year, 20 of them by gun violence, a tally that does not include dropouts such as Shannon Brown, a former Fenger High School student who died hours before the rally, after a shooting on the Far South Side.”
In short, we really need to pray for the children of America. Today's typical parent is either too busy working trying to provide for their family, or they simply don't care. Sunday mornings are no longer filled with families preparing for Sunday school or church services. Instead, worthless television shows and ludicrous music and videos charm and ultimately destroy our children. Even worse, we sit back and let it happen.There was a time when teachers used to have scripture readings and prayer in school, but it was taken away. Now look where we are. How different would it be if prayer returned to classrooms and children were hearing about God’s wraths and His blessings daily? I would imagine that this world would be a better place and there would be a lot less teenagers getting killed or committing murder.
Many blame music, gangs and drugs for the rise of teenage crimes, but I believe it’s largely due to the fact that we as a nation are forgetting God and He is forgetting our children just like the scriptures have prophesied.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
~ Hosea 4:6
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
~ Luke 23:28
We need to return to God as a people so that God can return our children to us. Let us remember the leaders of our great country and pray that they will return to God. And let us as saints maintain our holy walk, so that we can be an example to the world and to our children.
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