He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. …"  Ruth 4:15 

 

What do you do when you've got the wisdom, but not the time, to do it all again? Your window of opportunity seems closed. You've still got the desire, but when you look in the mirror, the wrinkles and sags confirm that the clock is against you. Listen to Naomi: '...go your way; for I am too old...' (Ruth 1:12). She was saying, 'Don't hang around waiting for me. My life's over!'

 

When you feel as if you've run out of time you can get bitter and start pushing people away, especially when it seems they are asking for what you can no longer give. Good news! Just when you think God's forgotten you and your 'sell by' date has expired, He can re-commission you. Oh yes He can! He's the God of second chances. With Him you're never too old! Listen: 'Boaz took Ruth, and...she bare a son. And the women said unto Naomi [Ruth's mother-in-law], Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee...[this child]...shall be...a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age...And Naomi took the child...in her bosom, and became nurse unto it' (Ruth 4:13 -16). Biologically it was impossible for Naomi to nurse a baby! But when God wants to give you something, even if it breaks every rule in the book - He'll do it. It's not over until God says it's over! He can do things you've never seen before, and can't even begin to explain. So trust Him!