“Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust” (Ps 16:1). Here’s a prayer to offer on behalf of our young people, especially those at college.
William MacDonald writes: “Every day you may sit under the instruction of unregenerate men and women who have no love for your Savior or your Bible. At first, you are sure that you will not be affected by their anti-Christian teachings, but then…you begin to think, ‘This man must know what he is talking about. After all, he is a scholar.’ From this, it is an easy step to the conclusion that the Christians are a fairly ignorant lot…And how do we know the Bible is the Word of God anyway? Listen! The Apostle Paul has a message for you: ‘Be careful that nobody spoils your faith through intellectualism or high-sounding nonsense.…’ (Col 2:8, Phillips).”
We need to cast down “arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Cor 10:5). Preserve them, O God!