Youth serving God is a topic that is difficult for people to engage with in light of the fact that time and time again we are told what the importance of going to church on Sundays and the importance of being involved in something like youth ministry.
It’s not until we actually start studying the Bible, though, that we begin to see how important it is for youth to be serving Him. Here are 19 important Bible verses about youth serving God:
Bible Verses about youth serving God
The youth are the perfect missionaries to reach out to their parents and share the gospel.
Ecclesiastes 12:1 – Serve God in your youth.
“Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”
Ecclesiastes 12:1
In this portion of the Bible, King Solomon tells us that we should use the time of our youth and serve God rather than waste it on worldly things.
While others may want to enjoy their youthful age, we should use our own to the service of God.
Proverbs 3:5-6 – We should put our whole trust and confidence in Him.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
In our service to God, we should put our whole trust and confidence in Him and not trust our own understanding.
We should not put our trust in humans for the reward of our service, because it is God alone that will reward us.
Romans 8:28 – Loving God will end in our favor.
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28
When we love God, No matter the circumstances of life, we are sure that it will always end in our favor.
We should always know that God’s plan is always a good one, all we need to do is just trust and love Him.
1 Timothy 4:12 – Your lifestyle should also speak positively about you.
Don’t let anyone despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct,, in love, in faith, and in purity.”
1 Timothy 4:12
In your youth, don’t let anyone distract you from serving God, rather you should teach them the ways of the lord.
You should always stand out by showing them a Christ-like life via your speech, the way you love them the faith you have in God.
Your lifestyle should also speak positively about you, by not doing what worldly people are doing.
Ephesians 4:29 – Becareful of your tongue.
No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.”
Ephesians 4:29
The word we use daily should always give people hope and the essence of living, not words that destroy others.
We should always be careful of our tongue, we always use words that will build up others, giving them an expected end.
Ephesians 3:17–18 – He will make your heart His home.
“Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.”
Ephesians 3:17–18
Trusting in God gives us a better understanding of God, for He will make your heart His home and his root will be established in you.
Trusting in God will make you stronger, the more you trust Him, the more understanding you have about him and how he operates.
1 Thessalonians 2:4 – Remember that we are messengers of God
“For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts.”
1 Thessalonians 2:4
As youth and lovers of God, we should always remember that we are messengers of God who are entrusted with the good news.
Our primary purpose is to deliver the good news to the people and not to say words that please men but pleases god alone.
Lamentation 3:27 – It is better to bear the burden now.
“It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.”
Lamentation 3:27
As a youth, it’s better that we bear the burden now that we are strong because there will be a time our legs won’t carry us anymore.
In our youth, we still have the strength, not really bothered with the many responsibilities.
Bible verses about youth serving God – KJV
A vital part of the Christian tradition is reminding ourselves and others about God’s significance through the stories and lives of young people. Jesus came to serve, not just teach.
1 John 2:15-17
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.1 John 2:15-17
2 Timothy 2:22
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.2 Timothy 2:22
Ecclesiastes 12:1
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;Ecclesiastes 12:1
1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.1 Peter 5:5
Jeremiah 1:7
But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.Jeremiah 1:7
Bible verses about serving God in your youth
Serving God in your youth is one of the most important things you can do, but it is also challenging at times. Here are a few Bible verses that discuss how to serve God when you’re young.
Ecclesiastes 12:1
“Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”
Ecclesiastes 12:1
Proverbs 1:8-9
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.Proverbs 1:8-9
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.Ecclesiastes 11:9
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
Psalm 71:5
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.Psalm 71:5
Romans 10:14
“But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?”
Romans 10:14
In our youth, we should always make it our duty to tell the world about God because without telling the world, they can’t hear about Him.
We should always let people know about God so they can believe and call on him to get their salvation.
