Feeling Dusty?

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/24/feeling-dusty

I guess one of the unavoidable circumstance in life is aging. Two things are certain in life – death and taxes. But the latter will figure less and less prominent in our life as we age and retire from gainful employment. Aging and death are part of our human life because of the sin of Adam and Eve at the Garden of Eden at the start of creation. Man lost his immortality due to sin but Jesus restored it by dying on the cross for our sins and in the process, through His resurrection, defeated sin and death and as the first fruit of His victory, we look forward to that glorious day when we will all be ressurected like Jesus and sin and death will finally lose its sting over us. Though we die, we will live as Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life!

Until that day comes, we will, as the ODB writer puts it today referencing Warren from his ministry team, feel dusty. Feeling dusty or old is a natural progression in life. As we age, we get illnesses and diseases. We need to take medication. Our memory becomes worse. We are not as quick as before. We tire more easily. Few will sympathise with our cause because the world only looks at what you can give them. That’s the rhythm of the world. So if you don’t meet their expectations, they will show you the door. That’s the world.

But God is not the world. He is used to His people not meeting His expectations and standards. During ancient times and even today. God recognises that man is inherently weak, due to sin. With Jesus dying for us, He overlooks our sin with the redeeming blood of Christ covering us. Yet, if He were to pierce the veil of Christ, He knows we are not as holy and clean as we would like to be. Yet the LORD is compassionate and loving. He gives us a way. As we follow Him and obey His law, He will transform and mould us as His Spirit lives inside us. Despite our age and that we are aging on the outside, we are renewed snd strengthen on the inside. That is what that matters in eternity, our inner man. Also God’s love and compassion are not dependent on how we can be of use to Him, how much we contribute to His Kingdom. What we do is always important in the larger scheme of things, but it will never detract us from His love and compassion. So long as we trust Him and put our faith on Him, He will be there for us.

So are we feeling dusty? Don’t let that discourage us from continuing our fervent walk of faith. Don’t let that stop us from fulfilling God’s plans and purposes for us. We can still serve Him and do His work even as we age and get dusty. Strive on and serve Him! Don’t give up, ever!