Jane
was in surgery and was starting to come out of the anesthesia when she hit a
distinct point of decision. She saw the male nurse walk across the room calling
her name. At that moment Jane knew that she had the choice to wake up or just
let go. She determined, “I’m not done yet. God has more for me to do.” And she
made herself wake up.
In
Psalm 91:16 God promises us a long satisfying life: “With long life will I
satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
People
believe that 70 or 80 years is considered a good life expectancy. Church people
go along with this and base their belief on Psalm 90:10 which says, “The days
of our years are threescore years and ten [70]; and if by reason of strength
they be fourscore years [80], yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is
soon cut off, and we fly away.” But this Psalm was written by Moses and it was
to the Israelites who disobeyed God in the wilderness; so their lives were cut
short.
People
took what was written to others and wrongly applied it to themselves. This
error has been propounded for thousands of years and has biased nearly all
cultures. Even science has been influenced by that lie. But the truth is tucked
away in plain sight.
God
says mankind’s lifespan “shall be an hundred and twenty years” (Gen 6:3). Who
knew? The lady in France who smoked and lived to be 107? The former American
slave who lived to preach in Africa at age 103? But because people have mistakenly
believed to only live 70 to 80 years, we’ve missed out on so much wisdom and great
insight that is unique to ages beyond 80. Instead of seeking the wisdom that
comes with age, we look for things to go wrong.
I’m
not blaming anyone in particular for perpetuating error, just saying that as
hard as it is to fight thousands of years of wrong thinking, we need to reverse
our thinking and take hold of the truth.
God wants us
to be satisfied with a long healthy life. We don’t have to give up at 70 or 80 if we’re
not quite full yet. According to Genesis 6:3 we can certainly live longer, until
we’re totally satisfied. The goal of a good life is to be satisfied and see
God’s wholeness. Whether at 50 or 120, we want to be able to say, like the
Apostle Paul, “For I am now ready,
and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have
finished my course, I have kept the faith” (2 Tim 4:7).
When Jane was on that recovery table, she was not
ready to go. She decided 62 years were not enough.
While we’re here, let’s do our best to do all we’ve
been called to do; receive and give and experience all the salvation
(wholeness) God shows us.
Love, Carolyn
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