The Bible and old age
Image via Wikipedia "Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God , forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come." ( Psalm 71:18 ) One tends to grow resentful against the limitations and increasing infirmities associated with aging, even complaining to God and others about growing old--at least until one considers the alternative! We need to remember that, as long as the Lord preserves our lives, He has some ministry for us to perform for "this generation" and "to every one that is to come." The Scriptures abound with promises of blessing in old age , so growing old should be an occasion for rejoicing and deepened commitment to whatever the Lord enables one to do. "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree : . . . Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age" ( Psalm 92:12-14 ). B