OUR DAILY BREAD : NEVER TOO OLD

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March 20
friday


NEVER TOO OLD

READ:
Genesis 18:1-15
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Is anything too hard for
the LORD?
__Genesis 18:14
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The women of Brown Manor had raised their families and retired from their careers. Now they could no longer live on their own, so they came to Brown Manor as a sort of "last stop before heaven." They enjoyed each other's company but often struggled with feelings of uselessness. Sometimes they even questioned why God was so slow in taking them to heaven.

One of the women, who had spent years as a pianist, often played hymns on the Manor's piano. Other women joined her, and together they lifted their voices in praise to God.

One day, a government auditor was conducting a routine inspection during one of their spontaneous worship services. When he heard them sing "What Will You Do With Jesus?" the Spirit of God moved his heart. He recalled the song from his childhood and knew that he had chosen to leave Jesus behind. That day, God spoke to him again and gave him another chance to answer the question differently. And he did.

Like the women of Brown Manor, Sarah thought she was too old to be used by God (Gen. 18:11). But God gave her a child in her old age who was the ancestor of Jesus (21:1-3); Matt. 1:2,17). Like Sarah and the women of Brown Manor, we're never too old for God to use us. __Julie Ackerman Link
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```````````The longer we live, the more that we know;``````````````
`````````````Old age is the time for wisdom to show;```````````````
``````Who knows how much good some word we might say```````````
```````Could do for that one who's wandered away? __Bosch`````````
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God can use you at any age__if you are willing.

*************Today's Bible Reading __ Genesis 18:1-15************

1 Then the LORD appeared
to him by the terebinth trees
of Mamre.... 2 So he lifted
his eyes and looked, and
behold, three men were
standing by him; and when
he saw them, he ran from
the tent door to meet them,
and bowed himself to the
ground, 3 and said, "My
Lord, if I have now found
favor in Your sight, do not
pass on by Your servant.

4 Please let a little water be
brought, and wash your feet,
and rest yourselves under the
tree. 5 And I will bring a
morsel of bread, that you
may refresh your hearts.
After that you may pass by,
inasmuch as you have come
to your servant."

They said, "Do as you have
said."

6 So Abraham hurried into
the tent to Sarah and said,
"Quickly, make ready three
measures of fine meal;
knead it and make cakes." ...

9 Then they said to him,
"Where is Sarah your wife?"
So he said, "Here, in the tent."

10 And He said, "I will
certinly return to you
according to the time of life,
and behold, Sarah your wife
shall have a son."

(Sarah was listening in the
tent door which was behind
him.) 11 Now Abraham and
Sarah were old, well
advanced in age; and Sarah
had passed the age of
childbearing. 12 Therefore
Sarah laughed within herself,
saying, "After I have grown
old, shall I have pleasure,
my lord being old also?"

13 And the LORD said to
Abraham, "Why did Sarah
laugh, saying, 'Shall I surely
bear a child, since I am old?'

14 Is anything too hard for
the LORD? at the appointed
time I will return to you,
according to the time of life,
and Sarah shall have a son."

15 But Sarah denied it,
saying, "I did not laugh," for
she was afraid.

And He said "No, but you
did laugh!"

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