Christ is the answer


Dear Rev. Graham: I get very discouraged when I think about the future, and one reason is because young people today don't seem at all interested in God or religion. What can we do to change that? Or is it hopeless? - Mrs. H.J.

Dear Mrs. H.J.: No, it is not hopeless. One reason is because young people today are searching for meaning and purpose in their lives - and only Jesus Christ is the answer to their search. When they discover this, their lives are changed and they become deeply committed to him.


Young people today are confronted with all kinds of ideas and temptations, and it's easy for them to be led astray. But this world can never meet the deepest yearnings of their hearts, nor can it promise them lasting hope for the future. But Christ can - because he alone has broken down the barriers between us and God, and he alone teaches us who we are and why we are here. The Bible says, "In him was life, and that life was the light of men" (John 1:4).

Pray for our youth, and pray especially for the young people you know. Then ask God to help you point them to Jesus, who alone is "the way and the truth and the life" (John 14:6).

Billy Graham is a columnist for Tribune Media Services, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611-4008.


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