“The righteous will
flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
planted in the house
of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
They will still
bear fruit in old age, they will stay
fresh and green, proclaiming,
“The Lord is upright;
he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”
Psalm 92:12-15
“…they will stay fresh
and green…”
What would you do if
you went to a restaurant and ordered a garden salad and when it was brought to
your table the lettuce was wilted brown and decaying?
That would not be
very appetizing and you would likely send it back.
Freshly picked fruits
and vegetables are always more tasty and nutritious then anything that has been
on the shelf awhile.
Some people put
themselves on the shelf so to speak.
They are no longer
fresh and green but have become old and stale.
How rewarding it has
been for me to meet elderly saints of God who
are still ‘fresh and
green’.
They have the life of
God in them.
They have not allowed
life’s pressures and circumstances turn them into old, grumpy curmudgeons.
Enoch lived a total
of 365 years – listen to this testimony of him in scripture is this:
“Enoch walked
faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away”
Genesis 5:24
Enoch’s relationship
with God was not old and stale, it was fresh and green.
God delighted in the
fellowship of Enoch so much that He took Him home with Him!
Are you bearing fruit
in old age?
Are you staying fresh
and green in your relationship with God?
Do you still, after
all the years you have lived, proclaim the Lord to be upright?
Is He still your
Rock?
Now, maybe you are a
twenty-something and as you read this you are asking yourself
“What does this have
to do with me?”
In a word –
everything!
Look at the words underlined
in today’s verses.
The words ‘still’ and ‘stay’ speak of an on-going process.
They had a lifestyle
that they carried into old age.
What you are doing
now can follow you into old age.
In your youth are you
bearing fruit?
Are you keeping that
walk with the Lord fresh and green?
These are some good
questions to ponder before you hit “old age”!
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