NEVER TOO OLD

This will not mean a thing to you kids

who have not even reached retirement

yet. But some of us older folks need

encouragement too.

Thursday of last week a brother in the

Lord turned ninety-two (92). Being the

pastor's grandfather, the pastor had him

preach. He has being preaching for the

Lord seventy-three years now. And still

out preaches most of the young preachers.

This brother over the years has been used

to bring hundreds to Jesus Christ. Praise

God for that. But one of the discouraging

things about it is that literally hundreds

that he won to Christ were "church members".

Yes, some of the converts were even preachers

who had never had an encounter with the living

God. It is such a sad commentary on the church

of today.

Just being in the presence of someone that

old - still on fire for Jesus - and being used of

God yet is an encouragement.

I pray that with God's help I might be on fire

for Jesus Christ as long as he gives me breath.

"The righteous will flourish

like palm trees;

they will grow like the

cedars of Lebanon.

They are like trees planted

in the house of the

Lord,

that flourish in the

Temple of our God,

that still bear fruit

in old age

and are always green and

strong."

-Psalms 92:12-14 TEV

[Emphasis mine]