Proverbs 20:29
The glory
of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
There is a
time and a season for every purpose under heaven. There are things God wants to do through us
when we are young and there are things He wants to do with us when we are
old. Here, young men are told that their
strength is to be used for and by the Lord.
It is their glory. Helping
someone move, cleaning up after a church event or some other feat involving
strength are always needed in the body of Christ. Being able to stay up late with someone going
through a crisis or praying late into the evening are both physically straining
and the young can often carry this much better than the older. Yet, the older have their own beauty. The Lord tells us it is the gray head. Gray hair implies experience. Years lived are a valuable commodity. To sit and glean perspective from someone who
has traveled before us is beautiful. We
can hear of mistakes, successes, regrets and joys. From these things people can avoid disasters,
stop and enjoy things they might have otherwise missed and grow through their
beauty. Are you young? Use your strength. Are you older? Use your years.
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