Age is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. Society may tell us we are too old or too young for certain things, but how definitive is popular opinion? The ripe age of ninety-nine isn't too old, from the perspective of the only One who really matters.

"Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, 'I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless. I will establish My covenant between Me and you, And I will multiply you exceedingly.'" (Genesis 17:1-2)

At ninety-nine, Abram was the father of thirteen-year-old son, with another soon to be on the way. This "faithful father" (Abram) was renamed, "Abraham" ("father of a multitude") at ninety-nine. The great El-Shaddai (God Almighty) implored Abraham to "Walk before Me, and be blameless." This elderly man had made plenty of mistakes in his lifetime, but God drew this man with a heart of faith close to Him and counted his faith as righteousness (Genesis 15:6). The completion of his faith was to walk with integrity before the God of all possibilities.

Whether nine, twenty-nine, or ninety-nine, this is the time to walk blamelessly with God Almighty. Through Abraham, the man of faith, God establishes a covenant of life with us as we come in faith to Him. Today is the day, regardless of age, that He wants us to walk faithfully with Him.

The priority of the day is to consider what a faithful walk with our Father really means in our personal experience. How would He have you walk faithfully with Him? Does your present path coincide with a walk with Him, or will a choice be forced? Where will He take us in our walk as we walk in faith with Him?

May this day be a wonderful day of fellowship and intimacy with our Father as we walk side by side with Him on the journey of life.

Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2012