Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. It is hovering at freezing temperatures this morning, the rain is falling, the sleet is mixed in here and there, and to many, the sky is falling for sure. Whether it’s later today or tomorrow, the temperature will eventually rise above freezing, and the threat of the “ice age” will be gone until the next time. There is always hope that a wintery day will be warmer at the end than it was at the beginning – and that’s a Truth that applies to all areas of life. As I sat alone in the Presence of the One who died for me, that message of things becoming warmer at the end than they were in the beginning, was driven Home to my Heart, and I began to weep for the ones who become COLDER in the “the end” than they were in the beginning. Isn’t that something you think about too?

What is it about old age that leads some to believe they’re entitled to speak cruelty into the world as if God told them they’ve lived long enough to stop being nice? What is it about old age that convinces some that they’ve earned the right to do as little as possible to contribute to the world, as if God told them they’ve already done enough? What is it about old age that makes a way for so many people to become gossipers and world critics for what they see happening around them, as if God told them they’re old enough to take over as judge and jury of the dark world? A sweet life doesn’t become colder in the end, AND a child of the Living God matures into the most magnificent fruit-bearing Vessel as it warms up with age. What does that mean for all the others who have gotten colder as their life gets closer to the end? Well…let’s just say that people like THEM keep people like ME busy adding warmth to the end of my own Life, and I won’t allow my adversary to make an enemy out of me by coercing me to become cold in the end. So, I share the warmth of the Son with the cold ones, and I show them The Way to find Warmth on their own that will sustain them for the rest of their Journey of Faith.

From where I sit, this is THE warmest season of my Life, and I’m just getting started in my Service to Him. I get tired of people asking me when I’m going to slow down or when I’m going to “take it easy,” because those of us who Serve the Living God…the ones who Live FOR Him and not just with Him…we DON’T SLOW DOWN, and we DON’T NEED TO TAKE IT EASY! The fields are ripe and ready for Harvest, and it’s the ones that have grown Warmer over the years that will be usable Vessels for the King of all kings!

I’m in the final season of my Life, and I’m Warmer than I’ve ever been before. I’ll leave the ones who choose to sit back and watch from their easy chairs, while they squander these valuable years to (attempt to) justify their lack of effort to the Living God. I’m not quite sure what God thinks about all the people who have voluntarily been “put out to pasture,” but I know He DOES NOT HAVE a Retirement Plan. If you’re sitting back “enjoying retirement,” I’d get on with it if I were you. After all, Abraham was 90 years old when God revealed His Plan to him – Moses was 80 when he set out for the Promised Land – it’s never too late. As for me, I want to hear “well done, good and faithful servant,” so I’m NOT slowing down any time soon and I’ll Work on getting Warmer all the days of my Life.

How about you?