Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Thought of the Day !!

When Joshua was old and well advanced in years, the LORD said to him, "You are very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over."
Joshua 13:1 (NIV)


Joshua had already lived in the Wilderness, brought the Israelites to the Promised Land, taken the city of Jericho and defeated many enemies. He was well passed normal retirement age. But God had more for him to do.

In our lives many will look forward to the day that they retire. Celebrations will be had. Plans will be made for life after work. And there's nothing wrong with this. But remember that we never retire from doing ministry. God will use those who are willing until the last remaining days of their lives. Our ministries will change from time to time. We might not be physically able to do what we did when we were younger. But we can always be a part of God's work in some way.

So don't ever plan a retirement party from doing ministry, for the Lord may still have something important for you to do.

In the love of Christ,
greg

5 Comments:

At 9/3/08, 2:00 PM, Blogger Art said...

Much appreciated, Greg. I hope all is going well with the weather!

 
At 9/3/08, 2:19 PM, Blogger Greg Hazelrig said...

Thanks Art. Going well. My only concern is that I may not have enough wood for the ark. :)

 
At 9/3/08, 2:23 PM, Blogger DannyG said...

To borrow a line from Bill Cosbey: "How long can you tread water?"

 
At 9/3/08, 2:26 PM, Blogger Greg Hazelrig said...

Hopefully for another day or two because the rains haven't stopped and arent supposed to for a while.

 
At 9/3/08, 2:28 PM, Blogger Greg Hazelrig said...

If the saying is true that every time it rains, it's God crying, then somebody really upset Him because He's crying His eyes out right now. :) I'm just glad that there's not a lot of wind along with it.

 

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