| Today's Bible Verse |
| "And even to your old age I am
he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have
made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will
deliver you."
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Isaiah 46:4 King James
Version (KJV)
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| Today's Bible Study |
I remember it well. It was a
dark March morning. I looked at myself in the
mirror and spotted it. My first gray hair. I looked
at it twice to make sure.
In a country that idolizes youth, we who are not
young often feel insignificant. Movies, television
shows, magazine ads, and even Internet stories
feature young, healthy, competent men and women.
Products and procedures designed to disguise signs
of aging attract millions.
But no one can stop the aging process. Trying to
appear young when one is old is futile and makes a
person look silly.
My commitment to God does not expire when I grow
old. My areas of service may need to be adjusted.
But the Bible treats aging as a thing to be
desired. Consider these passages of scripture:
Job 12:12: With the ancient is wisdom; and in
length of days understanding.
Psalm 92:13-14: [Those that be planted in the house
of the Lord] shall still bring forth fruit in old
age.
Proverbs 17:6: Children’s children are the crown of
old men.
God uses people of all ages to carry out his plans.
Some of the most active Christians I know are those
who are “empty nesters.” These folks are available
to work in the church’s food pantry, drive people
to doctor’s appointments, hold babies in hospital
nurseries, and advise their younger friends who
have limited life experiences.
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| Today's Prayer |
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| Lord, thank You for this day and every day You
have given me. Each day show me opportunities to serve others and
bring glory to You. Amen.
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| Yesterday's Bible
Verse |
| "He giveth power to the
faint; and to them that have no might he
increaseth strength."
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Isaiah 40:29 King
James Version (KJV)
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| Yesterday's Bible
Study |
There is a seemingly odd
paradox in the whole of scripture. It is that
the weak become strong. The last become first.
Those who think they are insignificant become
important in God’s plan.
The story of Gideon is an obvious example.
Israel was in a bad place. Because they had
done evil in the eyes of the Lord, God gave
them into the hands of the Midianites for seven
years. These enemies were ruthless. Judges 6:5
records this description of the Midianites:
Both they and their camels were without number:
and they entered into the land to destroy it.
An angel of God appeared to Gideon, the son of
Joash, the Abiezrite, and called him forth to
save Israel out of the hands of their enemies.
Gideon considered himself a nobody. “My family
is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my
father’s house,” he said (Judges 6:15).
It has been noted that God is less interested
in ability than he is in availability. God did
not select the great heroes of the Old
Testament because they were mighty in their own
strength. When common men and women made
themselves available to God, He gave them the
ability to carry out His work.
Gideon and his 300 men were able to rout the
Midianites using as their weapons trumpets,
empty jars, and torches. (See Judges, chapters
6 and 7).
Those whom God calls, He equips. Do not resist
God’s call in Your life. Move forward as He
directs, and count on Him for strength.
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| Yesterday's Prayer |
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| Lord, the world tells us to rely upon ourselves. Your Word says differently. Help us depend upon Your strength as we battle Satan’s forces. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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