RHAPSODY OF REALITIES - 30TH MARCH, 2017 REFUSE TO GET "OLD"

Joshua 13:1 tells us something interesting about the

man Joshua. It says, “Now Joshua was old and

stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old

and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land

to be possessed.”

Being old here isn’t just about being grey-headed; it has

to do with relevance to God and the work of His Kingdom.

Joshua was a hundred and ten years old when he died, and

wasn’t as old as Moses, who died at the age of one hundred

and twenty years. Yet, Moses wasn’t described by God as old.

The Bible says, “AndMoses was an hundred and twenty years

old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force

abated” (Deuteronomy 34:7).

It doesn’t matter if your years are many, refuse to get

“old” in your mind. Old people know too much, and their

experiences could make them cynical. They know too much

of what doesn’t work. They’re very difficult to be inspired

because they always remember that someone tried the same

thing they’re being asked to do, and failed. But with young

people, it’s different. They can’t think much of what doesn’t

work; they take up the challenge. They’re adventurous with

God, and for God. That’s why God loves to use them. They

always want to learn something new.

Your body might age, but refuse to get old. The Bible

says, “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; they shall be fat and flourishing” (Psalm 92:13-14). Start seeing with the eyes of the Spirit. When you

walk in sync with God’s Spirit, you’ll never run out of strength,

ideas, and vision. You’re invigorated for life. He’ll constantly

renew, refresh, and rejuvenate you through the Word. Paul

said, “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward

man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day” (2

Corinthians 4:16). Hallelujah!

CONFESSION

The Spirit of God strengthens me

in my inner man and my youth is

renewed as the eagle’s. I refuse

to get old in my mind; rather, I

open my heart and mind to fresh

ideas from God’s Spirit. Nothing

can stop me, for I’m daily

vitalized and refreshed through

the Word.

FURTHER STUDY:

1 Timothy 4:12

Ephesians 4:23

Isaiah 43:19

1 YEAR BIBLE

READING PLAN:

Luke 8:22-39

Joshua 5-6

2 YEAR BIBLE

READING PLAN:

Matthew

26:47-56

Exodus 39

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