We live in a world that teaches us --- in a simplistic sort of way --- to get a job, work hard for 30 years, then retire and take it easy the rest of your life. Just sit on the porch in a swing, go fishing, golf, just do whatever you want to do. THAT is the life or so we think. By the way, where is that taught in the Bible?
That mindset can lead to slothfulness, vanity, self-indulgence and obesity! As a child of God, we are called to always be moving upward and forward and growing.
Martin Luther King, Jr. said this:
“If you can’t fly, then run
If you can’t run, then walk
If you can’t walk, then crawl
BUT BY ALL MEANS, KEEP MOVING FORWARD!”
Caleb was still climbing mountains at age 85! Look in Joshua 14:10-11.
Moses was as strong at 120 years old as he was at 40! See Deuteronomy 34:7!
Or you could be like ole Eli. Turn to I Samuel 4:18
Take a minute and read those verses!
The old ship of Zion (the Church) is filled with people who are content to sit and soak. Content to live and die as do-nothing Christians, basking in the glory of their earthly retirement. I am not saying that you should not enjoy and appreciate the years of your labor. What I am saying is that God does not pay Social Security because we never retire from serving the LORD! How are you serving the Lord? What difference does your life make in the Kingdom of God? Maybe a twinge of guilt? You never stop serving the LORD!
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