A young boy complained to his father that most of the church hymns were boring and old-fashioned, with tiresome words that meant little to his generation.� His father challenged him with these words:� "If you think you can write better hymns, why don't you?"
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The boy accepted the challenge, went to his room, and wrote his first hymn.� The year was 1690, and the young man was Isaac Watts.� Among his 350 hymns are "Joy to the World," "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," "I Sing the Almighty Power of God," and many other classics.
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Like Isaac Watts over three centuries ago, we as God's children are to live with determination.� We may never write a hymn, but we can challenge others and live to exalt our Savior Jesus Christ.� As the apostle Paul once wrote, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.� The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" (Galatians 2:20� NIV).� The Christian's goal to live a life of faith in God that blesses others is an ambition which should never be a secret to anyone.
