I woke up one morning earlier this year and when I finally managed to tie my shoelaces, I was out of breath. You see, the holidays had taken their toll and found a home around my waist. Now, to reach my shoelaces, I have to go around my stomach to get there.
I decided this wasn’t working and went to the gym full of enthusiasm. It was pretty crowded, because at the beginning of the new year, everyone is full of new New Year’s resolutions and working hard on them.
I felt pretty good after the practice ride and grabbed a couple of extra weights afterwards. Strangely, I got tired early that night and went to bed early.
But the next morning I felt like someone was holding me down in bed. I couldn’t lift any part of my body. After a while I stuck one leg out and dropped it over the edge of the bed. A while later the other. So I had to turn around and Renata wanted to know if she was kneeling to pray.
Instead of commenting, I stood up. It was really bad getting up in sections. I groaned when he said we weren’t getting any younger and we couldn’t go on like this in the gym.
I didn’t say anything, because I realized that he was right. I was getting older. And that wasn’t such a nice thought. Suddenly you realize that everything around you is getting old. Our house, the clothes we wear, the computer I’m using. Everything ages. Even the earth is getting old. There will come a time when everything will be exhausted. Even your body has an expiration date.
11-12 The earth and the sky will wear out, but you will not; they become threadbare like an old coat; You will fold them like a worn cape and store them on the shelf. But you will remain the same, year after year; You’ll never fade, you’ll never wear out
Dr. Henry Morris (https://www.icr.org/article/9988) talks about our clock running out:
This remarkable passage… anticipates the famous second law of thermodynamics, or the law of entropy, which states that everything in the physical universe is aging and wearing down. God created everything in the beginning, winding it up like a big clock, so to speak. However, because of sin and the curse, he has been wasting away and “perishing” ever since.
We have a label of best before, but not Jesus. The Creator God, Jesus, is not exhausted. He doesn’t age. He doesn’t qualify for an expiration date. How comforting is this! When we reach our due date, Jesus will be waiting. Nothing can happen to Him. He will always be there.
Continue living in peace. We get older and getting up becomes more difficult. We have a sticker with our expiration date. But fortunately our Creator is exactly the same as he was in the beginning. His love for us will never fade and the day we reach our due date on earth, He will be waiting for us with open arms.
Holy Scripture
Hebrews 1:10-12
Reflection
Do you worry about getting old sometimes?
How do you deal with getting old?
How does Jesus, who remains the same, move you?
Prayer
Sir! So grateful that you are still the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Thank you for waiting for us with open arms. Yes, sometimes getting older bothers me, but I’ll get over it. Amen.