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Thomas \u00e0 Kempis wrote, \u201cVanity it is, to wish to live long, and to be careless to live well.\u201d The Bible is full of illustrations about older age that encourage us in our later years. One of those is the Psalmist\u2019s picture of the palm and cedar trees in Psalm 92:12-15.<\/p>\n

12 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing, 15 to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.<\/i><\/p>\n

The palm trees are an interesting landmark in biblical history. We see them in the oases of Elim and Jericho, on the walls of Solomon\u2019s and Ezekiel\u2019s temples, and its leaves used in the feast of tabernacles and at the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The palm tree was actually a date palm that produced large clusters of dates each season. It was used, and is still used, throughout Israel for food, shade, material, fodder for camels, and even various drinks. The text describes seven unique features that the psalmist applies to older age.<\/p>\n

It flourishes (12). The date palm lived from 150 to 200 years unlike the grass which comes and goes in a day (see vs. 7). In 2005, 2000-year-old date palm seeds were excavated at Masada and replanted. By 2007 one male seed had grown three feet tall. The scientist reported, \u201cIt\u2019s a boy!\u201d and named it Methuselah. Even Methuselah didn\u2019t flourish for 2000 years.<\/p>\n

It grows (12). Like the cedar, the date palm grows about 80 feet straight up and blossoms with huge arching leaves and clusters of dates. The psalmist must have been thinking of his forbears whose white hair is their crown and glory.<\/p>\n

It is planted (13). \u201cThose who are planted in the house of the Lord.\u201d To grow and flourish in God\u2019s house all of our lives is a blessing not only to ourselves but to all our posterity. The faithfulness of those years will be remembered by coming generations.<\/p>\n

It flourishes (13). \u201cIn the courts of our God.\u201d These trees provided shade in courtyards and also in the temple area. Their tap root was extremely long and deep and brought life and health to the house. \u201cOur fathers have told us what deeds You did in days of old\u201d (Psa. 44:1).<\/p>\n

It bears fruit (14). \u201cIn old age.\u201d Not only did these trees live 200 years, they bore large clusters of dates weighing hundreds of pounds every year until they died. The huge leaves that they shed were used for baskets, clothing, and other house-hold purposes. \u201cA good man leaves an inheritance to his children\u2019s children\u201d (Prov. 13:22).<\/p>\n

It is fresh and flourishing (14). \u201cFlourishing\u201d could be translated \u201cgreen.\u201d The bark of the date palm tree was full of sap used to make wax, resin, oil, and sometimes a very potent drink. Even the camels could eat of the bark. Fibrous strips from the trunk were braided into rope and the huge leaves into baskets.<\/p>\n

It declares the Lord (15). He is \u201cupright\u201d and \u201cmy rock\u201d and there is \u201cno unrighteousness in Him.\u201d Just the physical presence of this stately tree reminded the psalmist and, no doubt, any who passed by in their caravans, of God\u2019s glory.<\/p>\n

The date palm tree is a beautiful biblical picture of the value of older age. \u201cThe silver-haired head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness\u201d (Prov. 16:31).<\/p>\n

Book Review<\/b><\/h3>\n

Parenting Essentials, <\/i>by Andreas & Margaret K\u00f6stenberger<\/a><\/p>\n

I <\/b>have recommended K\u00f6stenberger\u2019s larger book, God, Marriage and Family <\/i>already. He and his wife Margaret, together, have also written a few books on the family. If I had to recommend a smaller, more readable book to fathers and mothers, I would recommend this one. It is built around three \u201cR\u201ds, Realistic (for the parent, child, and world), Relational (relating to God and one another), and Responsible (for character, education, and mission). The authors are strong on the traditional family, discipline, Christian education\u2014especially home schooling, and viewing the home as our most important mission field. Though a respected theologian, author, and seminary professor, K\u00f6stenberger is a very practical, down-to-earth father. He relates this story about leading his son to Christ. \u201cHe was barely four years old, and he and I were in worship. He told me he needed to leave (for a restroom break), so I went with him. While there, he took the opportunity to ask me a spiritual question. One thing led to another, and by the time we left the bathroom, I had led him to a saving knowledge of Christ!\u201d I think that is a wonderful story that needs to be repeated often.<\/p>\n

\u201cGPS\u201d Groups<\/b><\/p>\n

I<\/b>n May we met for our second GPS meeting at our church. The subject this month was leading children to Christ. For grandparents, this is something that we have all been through and are now watching our children presenting the gospel to their children. We went over the basics (the \u201cirreducible minimum\u201d) of what it takes to understand the gospel. It was easy to relate some of the warnings and also the blessings of children coming to Christ at an early age. There is obviously an \u201cage of accountability,\u201d or a time when a child understands, is convicted of sin, and is ready and willing to receive Christ. This varies from child to child and from situation to situation. Children that have grown up in a Christian family and a good church, understand the gospel message quickly and early. Testimonies of children being saved was also a blessing during our meeting.<\/p>\n

Statistics<\/b><\/h3>\n

L<\/b>ast month a report was published by the Cultural Research Center of Arizona Christian University. George Barna is the Director of Research. Their report was the American Worldview Inventory 2022. The first headline I saw about the report was titled, \u201cPoll Shocker: You won\u2019t believe how many pastors actually have a biblical worldview.\u201d Following that up I found Barna\u2019s own article. He writes, \u201cA new nationwide survey among a representative sample of America\u2019s Christian pastors shows that a large majority of those pastors do not possess a biblical worldview. In fact, just slightly more than a third (37%) have a biblical worldview and the majority\u201462%\u2014possess a hybrid worldview known as Syncretism.\u201d The report also listed associate pastors at only 28%, teaching pastors at 13%, youth pastors at 12%, and executive pastors at 4%. No doubt this study was done from a broad field, but at least it was done by evangelicals. This research can be found at ArizonaResearch.edu\/culturalreseachcenter\/research. Barna\u2019s article at https:\/\/www.arizonachristian.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AWVI2022_Release05_Digital.pdf<\/p>\n

Lessons on Prayer<\/b><\/h3>\n

A<\/b>s I grow older I realize the advantage of prayer in new ways. First because I have experienced answered prayer many times in my life. Second because I am acutely aware that I cannot do as many things as I used to do and I find myself going to God instead. Third because I have a greater trust now in God\u2019s providence than in my wisdom. And fourth because I see eternity clearer and know that an eternal perspective on things is much more important than earthly priorities.<\/p>\n

Somewhere C.S. Lewis said that God has given man the \u201cdignity of causality\u201d in two ways: we can do things and we can ask God to do things. Though the things we do are sometimes amazing, they cannot compare to what God can do. Unfortunately, however, we spend much more time doing things ourselves than asking God to do them. In addition I would add, when we do get around to asking God to do things, our requests are seldom aligned with His will (Jas. 4:1-3; 1 John 5:14). But, oh, what power there is in prayer properly made!<\/p>\n

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