It's never too late for the LORD to mightily use you. Sometimes we get the erroneous opinion that God only uses youthful people; full of energy, idealism, and vision - and let me quickly add, inexperience. And there is no doubt, from the biblical record, that this has been the case many times. But, don't relegate retirement years to spiritual ineffectiveness, because I know of these two guys whom the LORD used mightily in their later years.
"Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh." (Exodus 7:7)
Granted, people lived longer then - Moses died at one hundred twenty. But at eighty years old, he was well into his retirement years. Except that this was the time when he was most mightily used of God.
The key point here is not so much about age as it is about obedience: "So Moses and Aaron did it; as the LORD commanded them, thus they did." (Exodus 7:6). Whether young or old, the priority is well described here: absolute obedience.
No one - young or old - has cornered the market on second-guessing God. Regardless of what He says or reveals, it's all too tempting to presume we know better. Better to make plans and then seek the overlay of His blessings, than to unquestioningly seek His direction and expect His blessings, is the conventional human wisdom. As if God is not intelligent enough to develop plans for us, we too often choose to make great plans on His behalf and then ask His blessings upon our presumptuous plans. Better that we should be like Moses and Aaron - "as the LORD commanded them, thus they did."
God took an ordinary object - Aaron's staff - and used it to display His power (Exodus 7:8-10). God used these two elderly, obedient men and an ordinary article in their possession to display His power and presence. What a picture and a pattern! Common, everyday items in the hands of obedient people, mightily used by our Creator Father.
Whether you are young or old, our mighty God will take ordinary items within your grasp and use them mightily for His glory and purposes if He finds within you an obedient spirit. So, be quick to listen and obey this day, and anticipate that He will transform common tools and tasks into something eternally-significant for His name and will.
Steve
© 2011, Steve Taylor
"Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh." (Exodus 7:7)
Granted, people lived longer then - Moses died at one hundred twenty. But at eighty years old, he was well into his retirement years. Except that this was the time when he was most mightily used of God.
The key point here is not so much about age as it is about obedience: "So Moses and Aaron did it; as the LORD commanded them, thus they did." (Exodus 7:6). Whether young or old, the priority is well described here: absolute obedience.
No one - young or old - has cornered the market on second-guessing God. Regardless of what He says or reveals, it's all too tempting to presume we know better. Better to make plans and then seek the overlay of His blessings, than to unquestioningly seek His direction and expect His blessings, is the conventional human wisdom. As if God is not intelligent enough to develop plans for us, we too often choose to make great plans on His behalf and then ask His blessings upon our presumptuous plans. Better that we should be like Moses and Aaron - "as the LORD commanded them, thus they did."
God took an ordinary object - Aaron's staff - and used it to display His power (Exodus 7:8-10). God used these two elderly, obedient men and an ordinary article in their possession to display His power and presence. What a picture and a pattern! Common, everyday items in the hands of obedient people, mightily used by our Creator Father.
Whether you are young or old, our mighty God will take ordinary items within your grasp and use them mightily for His glory and purposes if He finds within you an obedient spirit. So, be quick to listen and obey this day, and anticipate that He will transform common tools and tasks into something eternally-significant for His name and will.
Steve
© 2011, Steve Taylor
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