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Finish Strong!

"Now then, just as the LORD promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the desert. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! Joshua 14:10

Caleb is the champion of the second half. Listen: '"Give me the hill country. Even though I'm eighty-five, I'm as strong as I was at forty."' (Paraphrase. See Joshua 14:7-12). Caleb probably said this in front of a score of young men maneuvering for easy assignments when it came to occupying the Promised Land. The hill country was full of walled cities and giants. Who wants that? The old guy did. Maybe your life has not been too impressive to date. You did not do a great job raising your kids, you squandered a marriage, followed second-class priorities and now you regret it. Do not stay there too long. We serve a God who can redeem our mistakes!

E Stanley Jones spent more than 50 years in India. At 83, after a lifetime of constant travel during which he spoke to millions, met with Presidents and Prime Ministers and was instrumental in the conversion of multitudes, he suffered a debilitating stroke. It left him without speech or physical mobility. In his waning months before he died, Jones managed to mutter through virtually paralyzed lips the manuscript of a remarkable book. In one amazing paragraph he writes: 'There are scars on my faith, but underneath those scars there are no doubts. [Christ] has me with all the consent of my being. I'm 83, and I'm more excited today about being a Christian than I was at 18, when I first put my feet upon this way!' Hey, get back in the race and start running. With God, running stumble-free does not make you a winner, finishing strong does!

Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank you for being a God of “It’s Never too Late”. Help me Finish Strong! In Jesus’ Name, Amen