Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Reflection - Number Our Days - What Good Am I?

Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 58, "What Good Am I?", Page 266.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.


What good is he? Who else will harbour him
PHOTO: "What good is he? Who else will harbour him
At his age for the little he can do?
What help he is there's no depending on."
- Robert Frost, "The Death Of The Hired Man"

French essayist Simone De Beauvoir, in her study of aging, writes, "The vast majority of mankind look upon the coming of old age with sorrow or dismay. It fills them with more aversion (strong dislike) than death itself."

King David expressed his own perspective on this when he said in his old age, "Those who see me on the street flee from me. I am forgotten," like a piece of broken and discarded pottery. (Psalm 31:11, 12) He was "like a portent" - an ominous, unsettling sign - for aging foreshadows human loss, decline, and death. (Psalm 71:7)

In a culture that celebrates strength and beauty more than character and wisdom, old folks are "creepy." Younger folks don't want them around. Perhaps because they are reminded that someday they too will be old and will die.

But David rejected these sentiments. His security and sense of well-being were well-grounded, not in human opinion, but in the firm foundation of God's love.

[You are] my rock and refuge,
to which I can always go . . .
From birth I have relied on you;
you brought me forth from my mother's womb.
I will ever [always] praise you. (Psalm 71:3, 6)

God had been faithful in the past, and He would be faithful in David's old age. Thus David continued to pray: "Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone." He knew that his prayer would be answered, for God had already promised His people that He would never leave them, that He would never forsake them. Even when they were "old and gray," David assured, God would be true. (Psalm 71:9, 18; Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 13:5)
 
Since my youth, O God, you have taught me,
and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds . . .
My mouth will tell of your righteousness,
of your salvation all day long,
though I knew not its measure . . .
Even when I an old and gray,
do not forsake me, O God,
till I declare your power to the next generation,
your might to all who are to come. (Psalm 71:17, 15, 18)

David had come to know God well. He had seen God's marvelous deeds, His righteousness, His power and ability to save. This was David's legacy, his gift to the next generation.

This is our legacy as well. We have essential work to do: to draw from the reservoir of wisdom we've gathered from God through the years and pass it on to the "next generation . . . to those who are to come."

I'm not talking about biblical knowledge, as such, as useful as that can be, but about a deep spiritual wisdom and discernment gained from years of friendship with God. This is the grace and beauty of spirit with which we face chemotherapy or dialysis. It is the quiet, trustful manner in which we surmount the loss of a spouse, a child, or a grandchild. It is the patience and joyful endurance, the courage and hope in God with which we deal with the impairments of old age and the ever-approaching departure from this life. This is the wisdom we can bequeath to the next generation - the wisdom that God has imparted to us.

But, you say, "I've not known God from my youth. I'm a late starter." Not to worry. Just get started. Give yourself to worship and prayer. Put your roots down into God's Word and grow up. "Sit down alone with God's Word and in His presence open His book," John Wesley said, "and what you learn there, speak." You can learn as long as you live and thus you will always have something to say. Old dogs and old folks can learn new tricks after all.

"I create the fruit of the lips," God says. (Isaiah 57:19 NKJV) Our words are like fruit, the final reason for a tree's existence. It's why we are being cultivated. Good words come from within, the final product of God's Word hidden away in our hearts. From that reservoir He will cause us to bear fruit to the end of our days.

"We're immortal," Augustine of Hippo said, "until our work is done." But when that work is over, our Lord will bring us home. This was David's firm confidence:

You will restore my life again;
from the depths of the earth
you will again bring me up.
You will increase my honor
and comfort me once again. (Psalm 71:20-21)

The one who raised Jesus from the dead will raise us up to ever-expanding eternal life. There, in our Father's house, we will be welcomed with open arms, celebrated and encircled with affirming love. There, we will hear our Master announce before assembled heaven and earth: "Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things!" (Matthew 25:21)

And thus our work will go on . . .


"What good is he? Who else will harbour him
At his age for the little he can do?
What help he is there's no depending on."
- Robert Frost, "The Death Of The Hired Man"


What good is he?
PHOTO: "What good is he? Who else will harbour him at his age for the little he can do? What help he is there's no depending on." - Robert Frost, "The Death Of The Hired Man"
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French essayist Simone De Beauvoir, in her study of aging, writes, "The vast majority of mankind look upon the coming of old age with sorrow or dismay. It fills them with more aversion (strong dislike) than death itself."

King David expressed his own perspective on this when he said in his old age, "Those who see me on the street flee from me. I am forgotten," like a piece of broken and discarded pottery. (Psalm 31:11, 12) [299] He was "like a portent" - an ominous, unsettling sign - for aging foreshadows human loss, decline, and death. (Psalm 71:7) [300]


French essayist Simone De Beauvoir, in her study of aging, writes
PHOTO: French essayist Simone De Beauvoir, in her study of aging, writes, "The vast majority of mankind look upon the coming of old age with sorrow or dismay. It fills them with more aversion (strong dislike) than death itself."
King David expressed his own perspective on this when he said in his old age, "Those who see me on the street flee from me. I am forgotten," like a piece of broken and discarded pottery. (Psalm 31:11, 12) He was "like a portent" - an ominous, unsettling sign - for aging foreshadows human loss, decline, and death. (Psalm 71:7)
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In a culture that celebrates strength and beauty more than character and wisdom, old folks are "creepy." Younger folks don't want them around. Perhaps because they are reminded that someday they too will be old and will die.


In a culture that celebrates strength and beauty more than character and wisdom, old folks are 'creepy.'
PHOTO: In a culture that celebrates strength and beauty more than character and wisdom, old folks are "creepy." Younger folks don't want them around. Perhaps because they are reminded that someday they too will be old and will die.
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But David rejected these sentiments. His security and sense of well-being were well-grounded, not in human opinion, but in the firm foundation of God's love.

[You are] my rock and refuge,
to which I can always go . . .
From birth I have relied on you;
you brought me forth from my mother's womb.
I will ever [always] praise you. (Psalm 71:3, 6) [301]


But David rejected these sentiments.
PHOTO: But David rejected these sentiments. His security and sense of well-being were well-grounded, not in human opinion, but in the firm foundation of God's love.
[You are] my rock and refuge, to which I can always go . . . From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother's womb. I will ever [always] praise you. (Psalm 71:3, 6)
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God had been faithful in the past, and He would be faithful in David's old age. Thus David continued to pray: "Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone." He knew that his prayer would be answered, for God had already promised His people that He would never leave them, that He would never forsake them. Even when they were "old and gray," David assured, God would be true. (Psalm 71:9, 18; Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 13:5) [302]

Since my youth, O God, you have taught me,
and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds . . .
My mouth will tell of your righteousness,
of your salvation all day long,
though I knew not its measure . . .
Even when I an old and gray,
do not forsake me, O God,
till I declare your power to the next generation,
your might to all who are to come. (Psalm 71:17, 15, 18) [303]


God had been faithful in the past, and He would be faithful in David's old age.
PHOTO: God had been faithful in the past, and He would be faithful in David's old age. Thus David continued to pray: "Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone." He knew that his prayer would be answered, for God had already promised His people that He would never leave them, that He would never forsake them. Even when they were "old and gray," David assured, God would be true. (Psalm 71:9, 18; Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 13:5)
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David had come to know God well. He had seen God's marvelous deeds, His righteousness, His power and ability to save. This was David's legacy, his gift to the next generation.

This is our legacy as well. We have essential work to do: to draw from the reservoir of wisdom we've gathered from God through the years and pass it on to the "next generation . . . to those who are to come."


David had come to know God well.
PHOTO: David had come to know God well. He had seen God's marvelous deeds, His righteousness, His power and ability to save. This was David's legacy, his gift to the next generation.
This is our legacy as well. We have essential work to do: to draw from the reservoir of wisdom we've gathered from God through the years and pass it on to the "next generation . . . to those who are to come."
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I'm not talking about biblical knowledge, as such, as useful as that can be, but about a deep spiritual wisdom and discernment gained from years of friendship with God. This is the grace and beauty of spirit with which we face chemotherapy or dialysis. It is the quiet, trustful manner in which we surmount the loss of a spouse, a child, or a grandchild. It is the patience and joyful endurance, the courage and hope in God with which we deal with the impairments of old age and the ever-approaching departure from this life. This is the wisdom we can bequeath to the next generation - the wisdom that God has imparted to us.


May we gained a deep spiritual wisdom and discernment from years of friendship with God.
PHOTO: May we gained a deep spiritual wisdom and discernment from years of friendship with God. This is the grace and beauty of spirit with which we face chemotherapy or dialysis. It is the quiet, trustful manner in which we surmount the loss of a spouse, a child, or a grandchild. It is the patience and joyful endurance, the courage and hope in God with which we deal with the impairments of old age and the ever-approaching departure from this life. This is the wisdom we can bequeath to the next generation - the wisdom that God has imparted to us.
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But, you say, "I've not known God from my youth. I'm a late starter." Not to worry. Just get started. Give yourself to worship and prayer. Put your roots down into God's Word and grow up. "Sit down alone with God's Word and in His presence open His book," John Wesley said, "and what you learn there, speak." You can learn as long as you live and thus you will always have something to say. Old dogs and old folks can learn new tricks after all.

"I create the fruit of the lips," God says. (Isaiah 57:19 NKJV) [304] Our words are like fruit, the final reason for a tree's existence. It's why we are being cultivated. Good words come from within, the final product of God's Word hidden away in our hearts. From that reservoir He will cause us to bear fruit to the end of our days.


Late starter.
PHOTO: Late starter. Not to worry. Just get started. Give yourself to worship and prayer. Put your roots down into God's Word and grow up. "Sit down alone with God's Word and in His presence open His book," John Wesley said, "and what you learn there, speak." You can learn as long as you live and thus you will always have something to say.
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"We're immortal," Augustine of Hippo said, "until our work is done." But when that work is over, our Lord will bring us home. This was David's firm confidence:

You will restore my life again;
from the depths of the earth
you will again bring me up.
You will increase my honor
and comfort me once again. (Psalm 71:20-21) [305]


We're immortal,
PHOTO: "We're immortal," Augustine of Hippo said, "until our work is done." But when that work is over, our Lord will bring us home. This was David's firm confidence:
You will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once again. (Psalm 71:20-21)
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The one who raised Jesus from the dead will raise us up to ever-expanding eternal life. There, in our Father's house, we will be welcomed with open arms, celebrated and encircled with affirming love. There, we will hear our Master announce before assembled heaven and earth: "Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things!" (Matthew 25:21) [306]

And thus our work will go on . . .


The one who raised Jesus from the dead will raise us up to ever-expanding eternal life.
PHOTO: The one who raised Jesus from the dead will raise us up to ever-expanding eternal life. There, in our Father's house, we will be welcomed with open arms, celebrated and encircled with affirming love. There, we will hear our Master announce before assembled heaven and earth: "Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things!" (Matthew 25:21)
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Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we learn from French essayist Simone De Beauvoir, in her study of aging, writes, ‘The vast majority of mankind look upon the coming of old age with sorrow or dismay. It fills them with more aversion than death itself.’

And people would say: "What good is he? Who else will harbour him at his age for the little he can do? What help he is? There's no need depending on him.’

We learn from King David who expressed his own perspective on this when he said in his old age, ‘Those who see me on the street flee from me. I am forgotten,’ like a piece of broken and discarded pottery. He was ‘like a portent’ - an ominous, unsettling sign - for aging foreshadows human loss, decline, and death.

Lord we learn from this world which has a culture that celebrates strength and beauty more than character and wisdom, old folks are ‘creepy.’ Younger folks don't want them around. Perhaps because they are reminded that someday they too will be old and will die.

But David rejected these sentiments. His security and sense of well-being were well-grounded, not in human opinion, but in the firm foundation of God's love. He would say ‘[You are] my rock and refuge, to which I can always go . . . From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother's womb. I will ever [always] praise you.’

Lord, You had been faithful in the past, and would be faithful in David's old age. Thus David continued to pray: Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone. He knew that his prayer would be answered, for You had already promised Your people that You would never leave them, that You would never forsake them. Even when they were ‘old and gray,’

Lord, may we be like David who had come to know God well. He had seen Your marvellous deeds, Your righteousness, Your power and ability to save. This was David's legacy, his gift to the next generation.

May this be our legacy as well. We have essential work to do: to draw from the reservoir of wisdom we've gathered from You through the years and pass it on to the ‘next generation . . . to those who are to come.’

Lord, we pray that we have the deep spiritual wisdom and discernment gained from years of friendship with You. This is the grace and beauty of spirit with which we face chemotherapy or dialysis. It is the quiet, trustful manner in which we surmount the loss of a spouse, a child, or a grandchild. It is the patience and joyful endurance, the courage and hope in You with which we deal with the impairments of old age and the ever-approaching departure from this life. This is the wisdom we can bequeath to the next generation - the wisdom that God has imparted to us.

Lord, we may not know You from our youth. We’re late starter. May we give ourself to worship and prayer. Put our roots down into Your Word and grow up. May we ‘Sit down alone with Your Word and in Your presence open Your book.’ May we speak what we have learn. May we learn as long as we live and thus we will always have something to say.

Lord, You create the fruit of the lips. May our words be like fruit, the final reason for our existence. We pray that we are cultivated and good words come from within, the final product of Your Word hidden away in our hearts. From that reservoir You will cause us to bear fruit to the end of our days.

We learn that we're immortal, until our work is done. When that work is over, You will bring us home. This was David's firm confidence:

May You, the one who raised Jesus from the dead will raise us up to ever-expanding eternal life. There, in our Father's house, we will be welcomed with open arms, celebrated and encircled with affirming love. There, we will hear our Master announce before assembled heaven and earth: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things!’

Meanwhile may our work will go on.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!"
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Reflection - Number Our Days - What Good Am I
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 58, "What Good Am I?", Page 266.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.


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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html


"Finding rest for the soul" Responding to Jesus' Invitation in Matthew 11:28-29, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
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"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
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"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon

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"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html
 

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
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"Teach Us to Number Our Days", © 2008 by David Roper

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Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 1 - 40 (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/11/reflection-number-our-days-chapter-1-40.html
 


Reference
[1] From "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 58, "What Good Am I?", Page 266-270.

[299] Psalm 31:11, 12

[300] Psalm 71:7. The psalm is anonymous in the English text, but I assume, as does the Septuagint, that David wrote this prayer.

[301] Psalm 71:3, 6

[302] Psalm 71:9, 18. See also Deuteronomy 31:6, the passage the author of Hebrews had in mind in Hebrews 13:5.

[303] Psalm 71:17, 15, 18

[304] See Isaiah 57:19 NKJV

[305] Psalm 71:20-21

[306] Matthew 25:21


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Psalm 71:9, 18; Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 13:5 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+71%3A9%2C+18%3B+Deuteronomy+31%3A6%2C+Hebrews+13%3A5&version=NIV

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