Psalms 37:25a “Once I was young, and now I am old.” (NLT)
It is hard to admit that now “I am old”, it seems like such a short time ago that I was honored on Father’s Day as the youngest father. I would like to testify that I have experienced God’s faithfulness in my life. When I was young (very young) I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior. My mother would often repeat the details of my conversion. One night, when I was 5, after coming home from church, I told Mom, “I want Jesus to come into my heart.” She helped me pray. She quoted my prayer back to me, “Jesus please come into my heart and never go away!” Jesus has honored that prayer, he is still in my heart. I’m so glad that Mom guided me to Jesus. It is so important for parents to be aware of their children’s spiritual needs and desires. Jesus has been so faithful to me even though I have often failed him.
David says, Psalms 37:25b “I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread.” I will admit that there have been some occasions during my nearly 3/4 of a century walk with Jesus that I would ask, “Why God?” “God are you there?” or “God when are you going to answer?” I have noticed that in Psalms, David asks the same kind of questions, but he always adds quickly, “God you are sovereign! God you are merciful! God you are faithful!” God has always been there with me! In good times and hard times! It is not wrong to tell God how we feel (he knows anyway), but then realize that GOD IS GOOD and GOD IS FAITHFUL!
(Melvin is our Senior Adult leader and an incredible example of faithfulness to Jesus through the years).