HOW WILL GROWING OLD AFFECT YOUR FAITHFULNESS TO GOD?
Solomon began his reign as king of Israel well. He was devoted to the Lord and his father David’s faithful example. Yet, as he grew older, prosperity and his love of foreign women began to turn his head. He not only allowed them to worship foreign gods, he actually built altars and shrines for them.
Solomon started well but finished poorly. How will you finish? Will your devotion and service for Christ increase as you age or will your faithfulness wane? Where are the elders whose hearts burn ever brighter with age? Who will be like Caleb who at 85 years declared his devotion to the Lord, asking to take on the mountains and the giants of Hebron (Joshua 14:10-12)? Or who will be like the apostle Paul who said, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful” (2 Tim. 4:7).
Let us seek to be faithful to the Lord in all things, even more as the Day approaches.
PRAYER: Dear Father, You are always faithful, but we often fall short. Strengthen us as we grow older. For we might be tempted to depend on other things or to become lax in our commitment to You. We want to finish well. In the end, we want to hear Your Son’s voice say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” In His name we pray, amen.