We pray someday to wake up in the presence of God. “Beloved, now are we the sons [Greek, teknon, children] of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is” (1John 3:2 KJV). A more modern translation would correctly use “children” instead of “sons,” but the point is, we all hope to see Him at His appearing, whether we die and are resurrected, or we are raptured into His presence at His Second Coming. Whether we are an elderly disciple barely hanging on to this world, or we’ve only just begun, our prayer is to be in His presence. “Whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him” (1Thessalonians 5:10). LORD, come quickly. Amen and amen.
Old Age
Names of God: God Who Keeps Me From Falling Asleep Behind the Steering Wheel on the Freeway
“Unto Him that is able to keep you from falling” (Jude 1:24 KJV). Far from trivializing God, we personalize God with an infinite number of names to express His relationship to us. It may mean little to another, but arriving safely home without harming anyone meant a lot to me. Faith looks for ways to exalt God. David called his God Jehovah Rohi or “The LORD is my shepherd” (Psalm 23:1). Gideon identified God as Jehovah Shalom for the angel of the LORD had just granted him peace and promised success in delivering Israel. So “Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom [Jehovah is peace]” (Judges 6:24 KJV). What is your name for God? Or, perhaps as an elderly person, God Who Keeps Me From Losing My Balance And Falling.
We Need A Miracle 