This month I turned seventy-five. Wow! I do not feel
seventy-five! Someone once asked a pertinent question, “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?” It seems
like an odd question but I understand that the question goes to your state of
mind. I certainly do not feel my true age. Circumstances would say otherwise,
such as becoming a great-grandfather and having had two hip replacements and
other assorted aches and pains. An elderly friend of mine once asked his
physician friend, “John, is there ever a
time at our age that we do not hurt?” His friend replied , “If ever you experience that…you’re probably
dead!”
By in large, I would say I feel like I am in my
thirties. With Peggy’s help and encouragement, I am in as good a shape as I
have been in a long time. Scripture speaks of old age and its accoutrements:
Proverbs 16:31 (NIV)
“Gray hair is
a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life.”
Proverbs 20:29 (NIV)
“The glory of
young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.”
At the end of this challenging year, I have been
closely examining my life at this point.
I realize that I am closer to the end of the story than the beginning. I
am in the fourth quarter! I am studying for finals! That can be either a point
of dismay and anxiety or a point of anticipation and hope depending on your
worldview.
As a Christian, I think of each second, each minute,
each hour and each day as a day nearer to the time I will be face-to-face with
Jesus Christ and dwell with Him forever along with loved ones who have gone on
before me.
Please hear me clearly on this; I am not in a hurry. I
feel I have still have much to do here, much to contribute. I still have a
calling to ministry.
Bottom Line: No matter what age you are at present,
each day is a gift, celebrate it. Yes, it has been a tough year with disease,
social upheaval, and dissension in many areas of life, but one truth remains:
“Christ in
you, the hope of glory.”
No other
worldview offers “the peace that passes all human understanding in Christ
Jesus.” No other worldview offers this eternal hope both now and forever.
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