Still Fruitful

"I long for nothing more earnestly than to serve God with all my might."  Charles Spurgeon.

A friend and I were talking the other day about the different ministries we have served in over the years.  After 40 plus years, we have been blessed with the abilities to meet certain needs at specific times in different areas in our Local Church.  But when we were talking, we realized that as each day passes, we grow a little older, and we were both wondering how long God will still be able to use us in the ministries we are serving in now, and possibly ministries in the future?

My friend asked me, "Can God still use us?"

I've been thinking about that a lot this week.  Noah was over 500 years old when he began to build the Ark.  God promised Abraham children with his wife, Sarai, when he was 99 years old, and she herself was past the age of bearing children.  When Moses and his brother Aaron went before Pharaoh, Moses was 80 years old. 

When I was reading my Bible the other day, God answered our question.

Psalm 92:12-14 says, "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;"

So, can God still use us in our old age, and as we grow older?  Yes!  He can, He will, and He does!

God will always give us the ability to serve Him, as long as we are willing to serve.

I may not be able to do those things I used to do when I was younger, but God still has plenty of things He needs me to do!

    But that's just me!

"One of the greatest rewards that we ever receive for serving God is the permission to do still more for Him."  Charles Spurgeon