Linda Wood Rondeau

My Favorite Bible Verses

THE TRUE WORK
Monday, July 14, 2025 by LINDA WOOD RONDEAU

 

 

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The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.
They will still bear fruit in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”

Psalm 92:12-15 NIV

Every year, I choose a word to write on each page of my journal. This year, I chose the word, FORWARD. Each month, I choose a verse or verses to remind me of the pledge for the year.

Interesting, how God brings those verses to me, at just the right time. I chose these verses last week for July. Today, I read them again in a book by Heather Creekmore, Aging Gratefully.

Sometimes the Lord hits me hard with remembrance of His goodness in my old age.

When the Lord called Isaiah, he resisted, believing he was too sinful. The Lord removed his sin and told him to go about the mission for which God called him. He then resisted, “How long, Lord?” The Lord answered, “Until there is nothing left.” In other words, “Until I say so.”

(See Isaiah 6)

As I get older, I often weary of this path the Lord laid out for me. My bones creak, my eyes fail, and sometimes my mind travels far away from me. But God will not cease giving me purpose. If only to give Him praise. He says to me, “I’m not done. You’re not finished with the work until I say so?”

What is the work?

Isaiah’s work was to proclaim the Lord’s promises to redeem Israel. He prophesied the coming Messiah. For the believer, the work is to proclaim God’s goodness and mercy.

May my last breath be in loud praise for the God who has sustained me even to my gray hairs.

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