Dec. 29
HE WILL CARRY US HOME
"And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I
carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will
deliver you" Isa. 46:4
The year is very old, and here is a promise for our aged friends;
yes, and for us all, as age creeps over us. Let us live long enough,
and we shall all have hoar hairs; therefore we may as well enjoy this
promise by the foresight of faith.
When we grow old our God will still be the I AM, abiding evermore
the same. Hoar hairs tell of our decay, but He decayeth not. When we
cannot carry a burden, and can hardly carry ourselves the Lord will
carry us. Even as in our young days He carried us like lambs in His
bosom, so will He in our years of infirmity.
He made us, and He will care for us. When we become a burden to our
friends, and a burden to ourselves, the Lord will not shake us off,
but the rather He will take us up and carry and deliver us more fully
than ever. In many cases the Lord gives His servants a long and calm
evening. They worked hard all day and wore themselves out in their
Master's service, and so He said to them, "Now rest in anticipation of
that eternal Sabbath which I have prepared for you." Let us not dread
old age. Let us grow old graciously, since the Lord himself is with us
in fullness of grace.