It was fall. The leaves fell rapidly. The branches of the trees look practically empty. Observing the nearly bare trees made me think of myself. I had been a widower for over three years and was approaching the late seventies, the fall of life.
Isaiah’s words came to mind when he spoke to Hezekiah. “Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.” (II Kings 20:1). Was there a future for me? Should I make plans to live – or to die?
It is wise for every man and woman to set their house in order because everyone will die. “It is appointed unto man once to die, but after this the judgment.” (Hebrews 9:27). If you have not yet accepted Christ (who died for your sins) as Savior, now is the time to trust Jesus. “Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” (II Corinthians 6:2).
But God was speaking to me about service. I had served the Lord continuously since becoming saved as a pre-teen. God said to me: “You’re not done yet. I’ve got much for you to do. Don’t get swallowed up in self-pity. Don’t quit. Keep on serving me until I take you home.”
“Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” (II Corinthians 4:16-17). “Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age.” (Psalm 92:13-14). Now is the time to keep serving!
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