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Keep going for God!


 


Read: Psalm 92


 

 

They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and
flourishing.-Psalm 92:14

 

 

A familiar saying goes something like this: "old age is a matter of mind
over matter.  If you don't mind, it doesn't matter!"

 

That must have been John Kelly's attitude.  Kelly, who died in 2004 at the
age of 96, ran in 58 Boston Marathon's (that's 26.2 miles each time) -
including his last one and 1992 when he was 84 years old.

 

Kelly's remarkable feat is a reminder to each of us that we must stay active
as long as we can.  Far too often many folks hit middle age and put the body
in neutral.  And Christians too often put their service for Jesus Christ in
the same inactive mode.  Each of us has a responsibility to God, as long as
He gives us physical and mental strength, to work heartily "As to the Lord"
(Colossians 3:23).  We are never called to retire from life and coast home
to happen.

 

The psalmist said that the righteous, "shall still bear fruit in old age"
(Psalm 92:14).  For those who are physically able, that means continuing in
active service.  For those who can no longer move about, that means being
active in prayer and in quiet service.

 

Let's make sure old age doesn't stop us from airing through.  We need to
keep going for God.-David Branon

 

Growing old but not retiring,

for the battle still is on;

going on without relenting

till the final victory's one - anonymous

 

 

Thought for the day: to stay useful, stay useful.

 

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