I have been sustained by you ever since I was
born; from my mother's womb you have been my strength; my praise shall
be always of you. Psalms 71:6
This morning’s news carried the story of a 15 year old High
Point youth, Marcus Thomas.[1] Marcus had a rough start in life; both of his
parents are in prison and the great-grandparents who were raising him
died. He was angry and confused; he got
into drugs and was headed for disaster.
Then a community intervention program (Eckerd) changed his attitude
and his life. Marcus now operates his
own lawn care service. Governor McCrory’s
office heard about the teen’s turnaround and has taken an interest in both
Marcus and the program.
I love success stories.
Here’s another one that may explain the first one; it’s
called prevenient grace.
"Prevenient" means going
before. It is God’s grace that
watches over our pathway through life and draws us towards God.
The Psalmist understood that from cradle to grave God is our
strength. When we wander from God’s way
we grow weaker. If you watch the video
accompanying the story, you will hear Marcus telling you, with the conviction
only experience can produce, that the road away from God’s strength – in his
case hard drugs – just isn’t worth it!
What a wise 15 year old!
Is your pathway leading towards God?
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