Unless You Do It

Exodus 7:6-7 Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD commanded them. Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.

    Being myself in my mid-sixties, I fully understand how the effects of aging can sneak up on oneself. Those creaky joints and aching bones; fingers that just don’t seem to cooperate with what your hands are trying to do; it’s the season of life where dates are determined by medical appointments. In this season of life it’s easy to say, “now it’s time for the young’uns to take over”.              

    Yet God calls us each into active service and it isn’t always when we are young and in our prime. Sometimes he calls the seniors and aging seniors into active service. Seniors are the ones who spend much time in prayer, the encouragers, the phone-callers, the card-writers, the meal-deliverers, the ones who sit with friends and take them to appointments. Those services are a vital component to God’s people. It doesn’t matter what age you are when God calls you to smile or speak a kind word or sit with a friend. You can’t pull out your kingdom retirement card just yet. None of us can.

    My challenge for you today is to put your faith in action—look nearby, for surely there is someone who needs a smile and word of encouragement from you today. Call the friend you’ve been intending to call, send the card you’ve been intending to send, follow through on what has been tugging at your heartstrings.

            I am reminded of what another devotional author, Joe Barnett, Pathways, writes:

There is something that needs to be done, that won’t be done, unless you do it.

Gracious Heavenly Father,

            My heart prays for our seniors today. Give them the daily measure of strength to do what you have called them to do. Open their eyes to see their value and purpose in service to you. Thank you for your loving care and the blessings you send each day.

            In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, Amen.

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