April 5

The promise in Psalm 103:1, 5 is amazing! It is not only uplifting and reassuring to the youthful believer but also to the more seasoned child of God. Watching life fade and wither is not a pleasant experience—as the old quip states so emphatically, “Getting old isn’t for sissies!”

But this wonderful passage takes the “bite” out of the aging process! It says, “Bless the Lord… who satisfies your mouth with good things…so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s” Who has not watched in awe as the eagle soared in power to great heights, allowing the air currents to carry him above the mundane realm of the earth-bound!

And our heavenly Father, Lover of our soul, tells us He wants to lift us on high when the winds of life are adverse, and satisfy us with the good of the land in the pleasant times—even as we age. If we will but bless Him, He will assure that His goodness and mercy follow us for all our days.

We need have no fear of our outer man deteriorating with age. We need only continue to allow our lips to praise our Lord at every juncture of life and He, as only He can, will cause every stage of our life’s journey to be taken in strong, steadfast steps—the kind taken by the young and by the renewed!

Praise God, He has fashioned us to be neither old nor young but eternal!