September 20, 2021
Monday
Fruitful Seniors
Luke 2: 36-38
10 And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
11 As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.”
Joshua 14:10-11
Seniors are working longer, living longer, retiring later, and even going back to work after they retire. For some, retirement begins a downhill path in terms of health, joy, impact, and mental stimulation. Too few seniors “come to the grave at a full age, as a sheaf of grain ripens in its season” (Job 5:26).
Caleb was not such a senior. The Bible says in his 85th year he was as strong as he was 45 years earlier when Moses sent him, along with Joshua and 10 other men, to spy out the land of Canaan (Numbers 13). All the men were likely fit at age 40—after all, they had just walked from Egypt through the wilderness to Kadesh. But how many were just as fit 45 years later? Perhaps Caleb was inspired by Moses who died at 120 years: “His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished” (Deuteronomy 34:7). Our senior years should be as fruitful and productive as our younger years.
Be a good steward of your health. Plan on being able to serve God faithfully until He calls you home.
A point to ponder…
Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.
Anonymous
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Hosea 8-14
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