One of my favorite psalms is Psalm 92. It speaks of God’s love and faithfulness. It has become much more to me as I have gotten older, especially verses 12 to 15.
“The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the LORD, they thrive in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green, to declare: ‘The LORD is just; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.’” [HCSB]
I love that part about bearing healthy and green fruit in “old age.”
When I stepped down from active ministry at the end of 2021, I thought I would just retire, spend my time maybe writing a little, but not doing much. After all, I have two auto-immune diseases, which combined with the medications, leave me often fatigued and hurting. I have every excuse to just rock away my “old age.”
But know what? I’m bored. I am not made to sit and rock away my “old age.”
Now suddenly, I am eager again to be in the “house of the LORD,” I am looking to once again “thrive in the courts of our God.” And that excitement has brought a renewed energy to my soul (and hopefully even my body!).
Psalm 92:4: “For You have made me rejoice, LORD, by what you have done; I will shout for joy because of the works of Your hands.” [HCSB]
