EXO 2:1. And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

EXO 2:2. And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

EXO 2:3. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.

EXO 2:4. And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

EXO 2:5. And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

EXO 2:6. And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

EXO 2:10. And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

EXO 1:22. And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

B. Examples of young children serving God:

1SA 2:11. And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

1SA 2:18. But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

EXO 2:1. And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

EXO 2:2. And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

EXO 2:3. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.

EXO 2:4. And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

EXO 2:5. And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

EXO 2:6. And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

EXO 2:7. Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

EXO 2:8. And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.

2KI 5:1. Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

2KI 5:2. And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

2KI 5:3. And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

2KI 5:4. And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

2KI 5:14. Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

2KI 5:15. And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.

2KI 5:17. And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.

DAN 1:17. As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

DAN 1:18. Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

DAN 1:19. And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

DAN 1:20. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

C. Examples of older children & young teens serving God:

JER 1:4. Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

JER 1:5. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

JER 1:6. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

JER 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.

JER 1:8. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

JER 1:9. Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

1SA 16:1. And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

1SA 1:10. And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

1SA 16:14. But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.

1SA 16:15. And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

1SA 16:16. Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

1SA 16:17. And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

1SA 16:18. Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

1SA 16:19. Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

1SA 16:20. And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

1SA 16:21. And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

1SA 16:22. And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

1SA 16:23. And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

1SA 17:32. And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

1SA 17:33. And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

1SA 17:34. And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

1SA 17:35. And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.

1SA 17:36. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

1SA 17:37. David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.

1SA 17:49. And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.

ACT 23:12. And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

ACT 23:13. And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

ACT 23:14. And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

ACT 23:15. Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

ACT 23:16. And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

ACT 23:17. Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

ACT 23:18. So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.

ACT 23:19. Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

ACT 23:20. And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

ACT 23:21. But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

ACT 23:22. So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.

ACT 23:23. And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

ACT 23:24. And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

D. Young men serving God in positions of responsibility:

ACT 16:1. Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:

ACT 16:2. Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

ACT 16:3. Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.

1TI 4:12. Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

E. If trained right children will be a great blessing:

PSA 127:4. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

PSA 127:5. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

ISA 8:18. Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

MAT 18:5. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

MAR 9:36. And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,

MAR 9:37. Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

F. God's Spirit can even use small children to lead:

ISA 11:6. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

G. Children proclaiming God's praise:

MAT 21:15. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,

MAT 21:16. And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

NEH 12:43. Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

PSA 148:12. Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

PSA 148:13. Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

H. Dedicating your children to God's service: