“Even To Our Old Age…”

The enemy wants you to believe that you’re rejected and useless. But God speaks a better word over your life:  “Even to your old age I am he, even when you turn gray I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.” Let’s believe this together.

Scripture Readings: Psalm 92:1-5, 12-15; Isaiah 46:3-4; Proverbs 16:1-3, 16-25, 31-33

First Reading: Psalm 92:1-5, 12-15—Thanksgiving for Vindication, A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath Day.

¹ It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; ² to declare your steadfast love in the morning,   and your faithfulness by night, ³ to the music of the lute and the harp,  to the melody of the lyre. ⁴ For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work;  at the works of your hands I sing for joy. ⁵ How great are your works, O Lord!   

¹² The righteous flourish like the palm tree,  and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. ¹³ They are planted in the house of the Lord;  they flourish in the courts of our God. ¹⁴ In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap, ¹⁵ showing that the Lord is upright;  he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Second Reading: Isaiah 46:3-4

³ Listen to me, O house of Jacob,  all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by me from your birth,  carried from the womb; ⁴ even to your old age I am he, even when you turn gray I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.

Third Reading: Proverbs 16:1-3, 16-25, 31-33

¹ The plans of the mind belong to mortals, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. ² All one’s ways may be pure in one’s own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. ³ Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

¹⁶ How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. ¹⁷ The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their way preserve their lives. ¹⁸ Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. ¹⁹ It is better to be of a lowly spirit among the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. ²⁰ Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper, and happy are those who trust in the Lord. ²¹ The wise of heart is called perceptive, and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness. ²² Wisdom is a fountain of life to one who has it, but folly is the punishment of fools. ²³ The mind of the wise makes their speech judicious, and adds persuasiveness to their lips. ²⁴ Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. ²⁵ Sometimes there is a way that seems to be right, but in the end it is the way to death.

³¹ Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life. ³² One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city. ³³ The lot is cast into the lap, but the decision is the Lord’s alone.