Longevity has its perks. Experience for one. Think of the advantage that gives us. Longevity also leaves room for second chances―a time to reconsider, to mend broken relationships. A time to meditate, reflect, to take off the old man of yesterday, as it were, and put on the new man to be molded into the image of Christ.
A good life, I am persuaded―that is one that has been lived well, consists not in what we may have been but what we are today. A philandering billionaire stands no better or worse off before the Lord than an adulterous letter carrier. And, when it comes to Jesus none of us has any bragging rights. We all stand naked and all muddied up before Him until He washes us up―that goes for all of us! Thank God He loved us first, filth and all, then washed us (Rev. 1:5) for the scripture says that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). That's an extraordinary love. One that is beyond our fondest imaginations. No one could have penned a greater love story. It's our love story, too.
We need to, therefore, stand tall before the Lord, regardless of our age, with the assurance that His love endures forever (Ps. 136). We still have value in His eyes regardless of our circumstances. In a wheelchair? God still loves you! Forgetful? God still loves you! Grieving? God still loves you! Running out of money? God still loves you! Whatever the circumstance, God still loves you. Even if you are as old as Methuselah, God still loves you!
How about you? Have the toils and stresses of aging just about got the best of you? Cheer up. God loves you just as you are!
May these few short sentences encourage and give you strength for the day,
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