“Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.”
The Finish
This psalmist names a specific, ongoing purpose here, until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, worth noticing directly, old age itself given genuine, continued purpose, not merely endured but actively used, showing God’s strength to a generation that genuinely needs this specific, aged witness.
This is worth holding against whatever assumption has treated old age as merely a season to be survived, purposeless once earlier, more visibly productive years have passed, rather than this psalm’s own claim, genuine, ongoing purpose specifically connected to this later season, not despite it but through it.
Notice this generation, and every one that is to come, both present and future audience named, suggesting this showing extends beyond immediate, visible impact into influence reaching genuinely, actually beyond the psalmist’s own lifetime, worth holding as this whole book’s own aspiration toward genuine, lasting legacy.
Whatever season of aging you currently occupy or anticipate, consider today what showing thy strength unto this generation might actually, practically look like for you specifically, not despite your own age but through it, trusting this psalm’s own claim that this specific season carries genuine, continued purpose.
Finish Well
- Consider what showing God’s strength to this generation might practically look like for you.
- Resist any assumption that purpose necessarily diminishes as visible, earlier productivity lessens.
- Name one specific way your own current season carries purpose the earlier seasons genuinely could not.
Prayer
Lord, when I am old and greyheaded, forsake me not, until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. Amen.
Carry this today
Old age carries genuine, ongoing purpose, showing his strength, not merely enduring.