"Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in
spirit, in faith, in purity." (1 Tim. 4:12)
The November 1991 edition of Smithsonian describes the life of a red squirrel which had taken up
residence in a bat house attached to the side of a tree. Once, when a youngster climbed out and
fell to the ground, the mother rescued him and brought him back up to the house and repeatedly
tried to stuff him back into the hole. However, it resisted her every attempt. It clung to the sides
of the hole, wriggled in protest, and flattened its body. Finally, the mother tried another tactic.
She jumped in and out of the hole several times. Finally, the youngster followed her.
Likewise, let us exemplify Christianity in our thoughts, speech, and conduct.