Age is no barrier in serving God

https://odb.org/2024/04/25/god-is-my-helper

In my local church, I see that probably 70% are already elderly or approaching there, and that’s a phenomenon I believe is across most churches except a few well-known mega churches with large younger congregations. Whether my hypothesis is correct or not is irrelevant, as the topic that I am sharing today has to do with our age and our service to God.

Like the guy Raleigh in today’s ODB article, he is 85 and has completed a manuscript and a ministry initiative since retiring. My late dad at nearly 80 before he died was still busy counselling someone in his cell group that morning before his final hospital admission in the afternoon. He passed away the next morning. Indeed, age is no barrier to serving God.

Joshua 14:6-12 is another good example. Caleb was 40 when he and Joshua, together with another 10 spies, were sent off to Canaan by Moses from Kadesh Barnea, and they both returned with a good report that the Israelites could take the land with God’s help. Despite the sons of Anak, the fortified cities, and strong armies. They believed they could prevail as they knew the LORD was with them. By Joshua 14, Caleb was already 85, and he is as strong as he was when he was 40! With the LORD helping him, he knew he could drive out the inhabitants of Canaan as Moses said he would 45 years ago.

Are we already 60, 70, or 80 years old and are already complaining we have no more strength to serve God? Why are we slowing down when we have all the time in the world? We have no work commitments, and we need not plan our annual leave anymore to go on mission trips. We can go as we wish, finance permitting. Actually, the best time to serve God is during our retirement. We can fully focus and concentrate on ministry with no work issues and deadlines distracting us. We are as free as the birds of the air!

Age is no barrier when it comes to serving God. Serve Him until we drop dead. Serve Him while we still can, while we are still mobile. Approach Jesus Christ boldly and confidently on the other side since we have given Him our best while on this side until our dying day! Amen