Precious Promises for Aged Saints
(N.B. The following is a selection of eight choice gems--
so it is longer than usual. Please forward this on to every aged saint you know!)
so it is longer than usual. Please forward this on to every aged saint you know!)
and brass; and as your days--
so shall your strength be!"
Deuteronomy 33:25
"Do not cast me away when I am old;
do not forsake me when my strength
is gone!" Psalm 71:9
"Since my youth, O GOD,
YOU have taught me, and to this
day I declare YOUR marvelous
deeds. Even when I am old and
gray, do not forsake me, O GOD."
Psalm 71:17-18
"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!"
Psalm 92:12-14
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!"
Psalm 92:12-14
I have cared for you since you
were born. Yes, I carried you before
you were born. I will be your GOD
throughout your lifetime--
until your hair is white with
age. I made you, and I will care
for you. I will carry you along
and save you!" Isaiah 46:3-4
Though outwardly we are wasting
away, yet inwardly we are being
renewed day by day!
For our light and momentary afflictions
are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all!"
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
This passage of Scripture is the aged
believer's cordial. Let us look at the beautiful
images employed.
GOD is our heavenly parent--
a kind and tender-hearted parent.
HE is peculiarly attached to HIS people--
they are dear to HIM, precious in HIS sight.
They are HIS portion. HE prizes
them above all creation. HE is strong
to sustain, to defend, and support
them. HIS strong arm, tender heart,
and watchful eye--
are all employed for them--
and especially so in old age.
The aged believer is as a child.
He is weak. He feels exposed
and defenseless. He is timid and
fearful. But the LORD, as a tender
parent, engages to take him up
in the arms of HIS power--
and carry him in the bosom of HIS love!
Like a tender lamb in the shepherd's
bosom, on a cold and frosty night,
borne across a bleak and
snow-covered wasteland--
so the believer, in the winter
of old age, shall be carried
in the bosom of his GOD,
across the bleak and cheerless
desert of time.
GOD will carry him tenderly--
hushing the weak one's fears.
HE will bear him carefully--
so that nothing shall harm or
hurt him. HE will soothe him with
gentle words, and encourage
him with kind acts--
until HE safely introduces him at Home!
Dear aged Christian, you have nothing
to fear! Your GOD says,
"I will be your GOD throughout
your lifetime--
until your hair is white with age!
I am your FATHER--
your Friend--your solace--
and your confidence!
Look unto ME--
even to old age, I will carry you.
I will bear you up under all that
you feel and fear. I will carry
you through all that discourages
or distresses you. I will deliver
you from foes, fears, dangers,
and death itself!
Nothing shall by any means hurt you!
MY arm is strong enough--
trust in it. MY bosom is
your resting-place--
lean on it, lean hard!
Do not be afraid . . .
eternal love dwells there,
divine pity rules there,
your name is engraved there!
divine pity rules there,
your name is engraved there!
Trust ME, I will never
leave you nor forsake you!
"Hearken unto ME!"
Believer, your GOD bids you
to "hearken." HIS words are true
and faithful. HE speaks to banish your
fears. HE speaks to strengthen your faith.
HE speaks to comfort your poor drooping heart.
HE speaks to clothe your care-worn brow,
with the light of hope, with the cheerfulness
which confidence imparts.
Hearken to HIM--not to unbelief!
Hearken to HIM--not to carnal reason!
Hearken to HIM--not to Satan!
Hearken to HIM--not to erroneous men!
Hearken, it is your SAVIOR who speaks;
it is the Guide of your youth who addresses
Hearken to HIM--not to carnal reason!
Hearken to HIM--not to Satan!
Hearken to HIM--not to erroneous men!
Hearken, it is your SAVIOR who speaks;
it is the Guide of your youth who addresses
you; it is your tender Parent who seeks
to cheer your heart.
"As a mother comforts her child--
so will I comfort you." Isaiah 66:13
He is near you--near you every moment;
He will carry you--carry you every step;
He will deliver you--deliver you from
every danger, trouble, and foe!
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