Soldier's Orders: Junior ROTC

Your people will volunteer freely on the day of Your power; In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.

Psalm 110:3 (NASB)

McClaren’s Exposition of this verse: “The host of His soldier-subjects is described as a band of young warriors whom He leads, in their fresh strength and countless numbers and gleaming beauty, like the dew of the morning.” (link below)

In America, some brave-hearted teens join the Army Junior ROTC. They’re gifted with unusual courage and feel an early call to step forward. 

In the unseen world, army-minded Christian teens do the same. They also have unusual courage and know that fighting Satan is part of their path. 

In both groups, kids go straight to the front lines. For millennia, time has proven it. Wars are powered by the passion of youth.

Hitler became the first modern warlord to run a no-hold-barred PR campaign, specifically targeting children. Masses were hustled, hyped, and hypnotized. The outcome was a mass catastrophe.

Today, the same force who prodded Hitler (to control the minds of Germany's youth) prods entertainment kings to do the same. Because where the youth go, nations soon follow.

YOUNG Actors, Models, and Talent for Christ:

  • 'If sinful men entice you, do not give in to them' (Proverbs 1:10).

  • 'Do not sit with the deceitful... Refuse to sit with the wicked' (Psalm 26:4-5).

  • 'Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person' (Proverbs 22:24).

  • 'Leave the presence of a fool' (Proverbs 14:7), and…

  • 'Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character' (1 Corinthians 15:33).

Although I know this is a tough order, don't let yourself submit to peer pressure. Instead…

  • ‘Submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you' (James 4:7). Even more,

  • 'Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe' (1 Timothy 4:12).

Purity? Yes! Dare to be different. Walking a visible path of virtue (while never criticizing those who don’t) is declaring private war on Satan.

Bring it on! Your Captain goes before you. He’ll give you strength and fight right beside you. (As you know, He never, ever loses:)

Soldier's Orders: Junior ROTC (Part 3)

NOTE: God is my Ghostwriter. If what I write is good, it’s from God. You may see notes to 'Actors, Models & Talent for Christ.' If you think you're not in show business, think again. Shakespeare said, 'All the world's a stage and all its men and women merely players.’ Mostly true. But you're not merely players. You are messengers and ambassadors for the King of kings.

* See McLaren’s Exposition in full: https://biblehub.com/commentaries/psalms/110-3.htm

Carey Arban