2012 禁食日记 – 第19天： “老化” 2012 Fasting Diary – Day 19: “Aging”

August 27, 2012

 

 

第十九天（25/08/12)

担心衰老是人之常情，但老化却是无法改变与避免的事实。。。
人再怎样照顾健康、运动、保养，人终久敌不过岁月的摧残，尽管外在保养得宜，里面的器官和身体操作能力也会逐渐衰残。

但年纪大或老化并不表示你一定要“人老不中用”，圣经给我们清楚看到：我们这些蒙恩得救的义人，若成长在神的同在里，常与主亲密，我们依然可以很有效率，依然可以结出很多生命的果子祝福身边的许多人。所以我们身为主的门徒的，年纪越大不应当倚老卖老、哀声叹气、无奈等待痴呆症的到来！我们是可以到死都结满果子的！

^“12 义人要发旺如棕树，生长如黎巴嫩的香柏树。
¹³ 他们栽于耶和华的殿中，发旺在我们神的院里。
¹⁴ 他们年老的时候仍要结果子，要满了汁浆而常发青”
～ 诗篇 92:12-14 ～

Day 19 (25/08/12)

It is quite normal for ordinary people to worry about growing old, but aging is a fact we cannot change or avoid…
No matter how one takes care of his health, exercises, preserves, he still cannot fight the cruel reality of time; even if the outward appearance is well-taken care of, the organs inside and functioning of the body will deteriorate still.

But as you get older or age does not mean you must becomes a “useless old man”, the Bible shows us clearly: For us, the righteous saved by grace, if we grow in the presence of God and always keep our intimacy with God, then we can still be very productive, and we can still bear a lot of fruit of life to bless many people around us.So, as the disciples of the Lord, we should not be whining about getting old and complaining about old age or waiting helplessly for senility to set in! We can still be bearing much fruit till the day we die!

“¹² The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
¹³ planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.
¹⁴ They will still bear fruit in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green”
~ Psalm 92:12-14 ~