THE BEST IS YET TO BE What do you think of when you hear someone say, "I want to live life to the full" - a good holiday, a world trip, an ocean cruise? Maybe living life to the full for you is something quite different. Thankfully, God allows us to experience many of the things we desire. But if we are honest, every time a birthday comes around we think a little more seriously about a topic that interests everyone but particularly concerns those who have reached a certain age plateau. The topic is "getting older." The interesting thing about this ageing process is that each of us faces the same inescapable prospect, yet we all handle it differently. It all depends on our perspective. Our life time passes quickly, as the writer of Psalm 90 pointed out so bluntly: "The length of our days is seventy years - or eighty if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away." Because that is true, we need the kind of attitude poet Robert Browning displayed when he wrote, "Grow old with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made." Life is cumulative, Browning was saying, and each of our days is a foundation for tomorrow. For us to use those days properly, we need to develop a positive outlook on the passage of time. In Psalm 90, we learn that a correct view of life includes a search for wisdom, a dependence on God's mercy and a request for God's favour. As we maintain this perspective, we will enjoy the passage of time. What you will be tomorrow depends on the choices you make today. Have a good week (or year). Pastor Ron. Optional Bible Reading: Psalm 90 Pastor Ron Clarke JP (Mark 16:15) An e-mail from the Derwent Valley, near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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