On the way to work this morning I heard something that jarred me. Granted, it's off topic slightly from my prior posts, but I thought I would share it anyway. I've always heard that if you don't reach a person for Christ prior to their 18th birthday, there is only a 36% chance that they will become a Christian after that time. I thought that was stirring, however that statistic has changed drastically since I last heard it.
Josh McDowell was on the radio with Rick and Bubba this morning and the new stats are shocking. If a person is not converted prior to their 12th birthday, there is only a 4% chance they will ever be converted after that age. Wow! That puts the scope of things into perspective. Basically, teaching children's choir is more important than I realized. So is working with the youth, volunteering to help with Vacation Bible School and just mentoring the youth and children in our churches and communities in general. Sadly enough, most kids never see their parents even open a Bible, and with that example, they don't stand a chance unless someone else takes a risk. What can I do today to give a child a chance? What can you do?
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