Elderly in the Faith

After watching War Room it made me think of all the older men and women in the faith. There are some older men who are new to the faith and have many of the same struggles young people do. There are others in our church who have not spent their entire lives with the same vigar and devotion to the church, in which they now take pride. Then there are others who always seem to be step ahead of their young pastor.

Whether these are the old sages of the church, or even Pastors experienced by years, they always seem to be so much wiser than We. I have often wondered how they learned so much. Which book did they read to get all this knowledge? What devotions do they do to find these lessons? Then it comes to you like a shock out of the corner of your view.

They learned this over the course of many years. Often times the young christian looks up to the old christian, like a child looking up to a parent. They do not think they can possibly know any better than We. But then comes the answer. It does not come from natural wisdom or gracious gift of God. It comes from many years of struggling, studying, and listening.

Remember when you find some elderly Christian or maybe just even older Christian, they were probably sitting where you are not so many years ago. Often times the marriage that lasted 60 or 50 years had the same struggles you have at 1, 5, or 10 years of marriage. Likewise, the 90 year old man was once the newly confirmed member of the congregation that just barely knew has small catechism to pass confirmation. But they have put in their time, and so can you. Thank you.

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