*AGING*
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DEFINITION *
Having lived a long time; advanced years; getting older; measuring how long
one has lived or has to live.
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*SCRIPTURE*
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly
fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall
mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they
shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:30-31.
Wisdom is with aged men, and with length of days, understanding.
Job 12:12.
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*KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE*
As you can read in the above verses aging in God’s sight is irrelevant. In
fact God is using elderly people, men and women, today in very unique ways
to further His Kingdom.
I (Ken) can remember when I was a teenager spending six weeks one summer
with my Grandfather and grandmother in northern Canada, where they lived.
The days were long in the summer time and almost every night after dinner
we would sit out on my grandfather’s back porch and listen to him talk
about the Bible and how the Bible was relevant for our lives that day. What
he told me those weeks have never been forgotten and helped guide me with
more clarity how I should serve my Lord.
My grandfather was an old time fiery Baptist minister, retired at that
time, and every once in a while he would stand up so he could use his hands
and raise his voice to make his point. For me it was a time of learning and
as Job wrote in the verse above, I learned from my grandfather’s wisdom and
understanding what he had learned through his many years.
Americans spend more than $20 billion annually on anti-aging products such
as items that claim to cure baldness, remove wrinkles, build muscles and
renew the powers from ones youth. But there is absolutely no scientific
proof that any commercial product will stop or reverse aging.
As a believer in Jesus one has the promise of spiritual vitality that
defies the concern that a person may have of aging. Isaiah tells us in the
verse we have put above that youth will faint, young men will fall but
those that wait upon the Lord (no matter how young or old they might be)
shall run, not be weary, walk and not faint.
Isaiah uses the eagle as a symbol of freedom and endurance for those that
are believers in Jesus. As we put our trust in Him we are carried along by
His strength and not our own.
The Psalmist tells us in Psalm 103:5 that it is the Lord who nourishes us
so that our strength is renewed. Are you taking advantage of God’s
anti-aging power?
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*LEARNING*
Our memory verse for this week is found in I John 4:7.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who
loves is born of God and knows God.
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PRAYER*
Give me the strength today to have my trust in You grow. Make growing old a
blessing as we strive to grow in godly wisdom and into a closer
relationship with You.