Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born.  Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.  I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

Isaiah 46:3, 4

For some reason I have been thinking about aging.  Maybe because that is what one thinks about when the 90-year birthday approaches.

Things change, little by little.  My medical appointments seem to be piling on one another.  Within the past few days – ears, eyes, skin, blood, and more.  I am almost finished for this cycle, except for the blood work.  I suppose that is my greatest concern because my count has been going down over the past few years.   The point is, as I age I discover my physical limitations keep changing.  I believe the Lord does not want me to concentrate on that.

The Lord knows all about that.  The quote from Isaiah is so wonderful.  Not just wonderful but full of wisdom.  He urges us to focus, not on our health issues or on other issues, for that matter, but on Him.  I am he who will sustain you, I will carry you, and rescue you.

I need to stop thinking about my growing old but to turn my attention to what matters, that is that all the while, Jesus thinks of me!  The emphasis is on God, not me.  That I think of Him is of little consequence, but that He thinks of me, that is marvelous beyond words.