File: /pub/resources/text/Our.Daily.Bread: db940425.txt ------------------------------------------------------- OUR DAILY BREAD Monday, April 25, 1994 --------------- Read: Psalm 90:10-17 NEVER TOO OLD Satisfy us early with Your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days! Psalm 90:14 Look at what some people have accomplished despite advancing age. When Grandma Moses was 100, she was still painting. George Bernard Shaw wrote a play at 94. Arthur Rubinstein gave a great recital at Carnegie Hall when he was 89. And at 82, Winston Churchill wrote "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples". The Bible tells of many godly people who didn't let the advancing years stop them--Caleb and Moses, for instance. At 80, Caleb was one of the men sent to spy out the land of Canaan, and later he was allowed to enter the Promised Land (Num. 14:24, 26:65). And Moses continued to lead the people of Israel faithfully until he was 120 (Deut. 34:5-7). The secret of their success was faith in God and an attitude of steadfastness until God called them home. There are many people who have lived far beyond the 70 years mentioned in Psalm 90:10. They are still bearing "fruit in old age" (Ps. 92:14) by encouraging others and using their energy in God's service. Others, however, far younger, have decided to coast home. As long as we have strength, we need to dedicate ourselves to the Lord's service. Then, no matter what our age, we can "rejoice and be glad." Author: J. David Branon Growing old but not retiring, Lord, the battle still is on; I'll go on without relenting Till the final victory's won. Anon. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: ------------------- To stay youthful, stay useful. THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 43-45 Our Daily Bread, Copyright 1994, used by permission of Radio Bible Class, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49555, USA. Written permission must be obtained from RBC for any further posting or distribution. RBC provides a variety of Bible resources, which are free of charge. RBC is not funded by any group or denomination, and support come voluntarily from its members and friends. Write for more information, or call 1-800-598-7221. ***************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Daily Bread, Copyright 1994, used by permission of Radio Bible Class, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49555, USA. Written permission must be obtained from RBC for any further posting or distribution. RBC provides a variety of Bible resources, which are free of charge. RBC is not funded by any group or denomination, and support comes voluntarily from its Members and friends. Write for more information, or call 1-800-598-7221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------