I have lots of “old stuff” in my house. From the antique
furniture to timeworn lamps, I try hard to reuse and re-purpose things. My
mother was really good at that. She would see a dilapidated castoff piece that
no one would want and make it seem brand new. She saw things differently than
other people do. She found worth in items that others saw as worthless. That’s why she loved auctions and estate
sales. For little money, she would garner a rickety table and take it home to
re-do. With just a little paint and polish it could be made to look absolutely
beautiful and a greatly desired piece. Occasionally she would even find
something in a roadside pile of junk and make it sparkle. It was her keen eye
that saw beyond the flaws and deemed them worthwhile instead of worthless.
We tend to treat people the same way. Many of us, truth be
told, are castoffs. We may have been used up, disrespected and overwhelmed.
We’ve seen better days, we’re not so young anymore and there is more life
behind us than before us. We get told we’re too old and of little use to those
who come behind us. Businesses try to retire us, family may well ignore us and
we may find ourselves feeling useless and alone. As long as we see ourselves as
the world says, we will continue to throw up our hands and retreat. We may even
quit doing, quit dreaming, and quit growing as we believe what others say about
us.
There is One Who sees you very differently from the way the
world sees you. While the world places limits on you, God sees no such limits.
Age to God is simply a number. Man looks on the outside to see the value or
declare there is none. But God looks on the heart. Both in youth and in old
age, God still moves and uses and blesses. It’s all about being yielded to God
that gives each person their true worth. While you may have been pronounced a
reject, God pronounces you are re-purposed!
Every day is a new day for God’s grace, blessings and value.
Oh beloved, run to the Lord’s Book of Truth and find out
what He thinks of you. Then look further into His Word as you discover the new
things God is doing in your life. Listen closely to what He says so that your
life will continue to be in His service. Not only will God’s Word heal your
heart, it will give you ways to speak the truth into someone else’s life. God loves you (period) and He’s for you
(period) to give you a life that is everlasting in heaven and purposeful here
on earth!
Job 12:12 Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O
God. Let me proclaim Your power to this
new generation, Your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
Acts 2:17 In the last days, God says, I will pour out my
Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men
will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
2 Chronicles 34:1-2 Josiah was eight years
old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not
turn away from doing what was right.
I Samuel 16:7 …The Lord
doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart
Psalm 92:12-14 But the godly will flourish like palm trees
and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon, for they are transplanted to the
LORD’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they
will still produce fruit…
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