15/09/2026
THE SECRET PLACE DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
FULL FAITH AND FIRE EVANGELICALS (FIREVAN)
TOPIC: AGE GRACEFULLY (2)
AUTHOR: PST. ISRAEL AKINSOYINU
DATE: TUESDAY, 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2026
TEXT: And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. Isaiah 46:4
EXPOSITION:
God is willing and has promised to carry us until our old age. This means He wants us to live long, live well and live prosperously. Most importantly, God wants us to finish well.
Apostle Paul was another old man who ran the race and finished his course gallantly. He was prepared to be with the Lord as a man who lived and fulfilled purpose. Not only that, he reproduced himself in many others in his Christian journey. He confidently declared it was time for him to depart and be with the Lord in 2 Timothy 4:7, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing”. What a way to finish, and to finish well!
Beloved, when a Christian fails to be accountable to God all through life and fails to leave behind a godly legacy for his children and children’s children, then he will likely end up with regrets, failures, sorrows, and an unproductive life. I pray that will not be your portion, in Jesus’ name.
To be productive even old age starts with walking with God and walking in the Spirit; being obedient to God’s leading and instructions, possessing and manifesting the fruit of the Spirit which will help you to live a loving and peaceable life, drawing others to yourself for the sake of the kingdom. With these come the package of good health and sound mind such as is found in Caleb, a man that was bold to declare that he was as strong at eighty four years old as he was in his forties. This can only be God!
Finally, if you desire to age gracefully, you will need to do the following: do away with all sins and emotional baggage. It will take you away from God, fragment your mind and entire being. Think right, think positively and think godly thoughts. Do away with all negative thoughts and imaginations, unforgiveness, bitterness hatred, resentment and the likes. Sanitise your mind regularly with the blood of Jesus and fill it with the word of God (Colossians 3:16-17). As you grow older, be joyful and let your joy be contagious (Philippians 4:4). Keep eternity in view and be less attached to this world and its vanities.
FAITH DECLARATION: THE LORD WILL CARRY ME TILL MY OLD AGE.
PRAYERS:
Father, renew my youth like that of an eagle, in the name of Jesus.
The grace to finish well and strong, my life is available, enter now, in the name of Jesus.
I shall fulfil the number of my days in health and prosperity, in the name of Jesus.
PLATFORMS
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