EVEN TO OLD AGE & GRAY HAIRS
by Josh Malone
Scripture: Psalms 71:7-18
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Title: Even to Old Age & Gray Hairs (10)
Series: Summer in the Psalms
Author: Josh Malone
Text: Psalm 71:7-18
- We are all getting older. - I'm reminded of this as I watch my kids birthdays fly by. It's been almost 12 years since our first was born, and that makes 12 years seem like an incredibly short amount of time. As some have said, "the days can be long, but the years are short." - As we age we sort of slowly get a better grasp on how quickly time passes.
- It seems the more we can comprehend of time, because the more of it we've experience it, the faster it seems to go by to us. A year seemed like a long time as a kid, but not as I stand here today.
- Here is the truth ... we all hope to grow old. We aren't guaranteed to, but certainly aim to. We should want to age to the glory of God. As our hair grays ... or disappears ... we should want to do so to God's glory. We should want to run our race, and finish it well. We should want to grow BETTER not BITTER.
- In our culture "aging better" tends to focus on the PHYSICAL. - We have tech now to help with hair color, wrinkles, etc. People change their diets, their exercise. - In fact, some it seem try really hard to fight the aging process, like they hope to live forever.
- There is nothing wrong with pursuing physical health, and aspiring to a long healthy life. - But ... what about our SPIRITUAL HEALTH, our WISDOM, our CONTRIBUTION TO THE KINGDOM?
- In Psalm 71 many believe the psalmist is later in life. - The text doesn't reveal the author, but many believe it was David and that maybe he wrote this after his son Absalom's rebellion.
- Either way this psalm has something to reveal to us about aging well.
- CONTEXT: In Psalm 71 the psalmist expresses confidence in God, and calls on God for help as he endures being derided by the wicked.
- 71:-1-2 - He calls God his refuge and asks that He'd never let him be put to shame. He asks God to deliver him, to rescue him.
- 71:3- ...
Series: Summer in the Psalms
Author: Josh Malone
Text: Psalm 71:7-18
- We are all getting older. - I'm reminded of this as I watch my kids birthdays fly by. It's been almost 12 years since our first was born, and that makes 12 years seem like an incredibly short amount of time. As some have said, "the days can be long, but the years are short." - As we age we sort of slowly get a better grasp on how quickly time passes.
- It seems the more we can comprehend of time, because the more of it we've experience it, the faster it seems to go by to us. A year seemed like a long time as a kid, but not as I stand here today.
- Here is the truth ... we all hope to grow old. We aren't guaranteed to, but certainly aim to. We should want to age to the glory of God. As our hair grays ... or disappears ... we should want to do so to God's glory. We should want to run our race, and finish it well. We should want to grow BETTER not BITTER.
- In our culture "aging better" tends to focus on the PHYSICAL. - We have tech now to help with hair color, wrinkles, etc. People change their diets, their exercise. - In fact, some it seem try really hard to fight the aging process, like they hope to live forever.
- There is nothing wrong with pursuing physical health, and aspiring to a long healthy life. - But ... what about our SPIRITUAL HEALTH, our WISDOM, our CONTRIBUTION TO THE KINGDOM?
- In Psalm 71 many believe the psalmist is later in life. - The text doesn't reveal the author, but many believe it was David and that maybe he wrote this after his son Absalom's rebellion.
- Either way this psalm has something to reveal to us about aging well.
- CONTEXT: In Psalm 71 the psalmist expresses confidence in God, and calls on God for help as he endures being derided by the wicked.
- 71:-1-2 - He calls God his refuge and asks that He'd never let him be put to shame. He asks God to deliver him, to rescue him.
- 71:3- ...
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