LightGrams
August 21, 2025
Volume 29, Number 26
Did you know that every day on the calendar is a special day? I’m not referring to a saying from the Bible that many have made their mantra: “This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). That’s a really good way to begin any day, by the way.
Every day on the calendar (I think) has been designated as “National _ Day”. It’s a way of raising awareness for certain causes, to promote products, etc. For example, today (August 21) is “National Spumoni Day”. If you’ve never tasted this Italian ice cream, this is your excuse to give it a try. But I’m more interested in another designation for August 21: “National Senior Citizens Day”.
Now that I have joined this select group, I realize that Senior Citizens do indeed have much to offer. There are plenty of stories of those who accomplished amazing things during their golden years. Harland Sanders, for example, began franchising his famous recipe for fried chicken at the age of 65. Today, people all over the world know about Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Not all seniors make such a big splash, but they can still impact lives in powerful ways. The Bible notes several who served the Lord powerfully in advanced years.
Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord (Genesis 6:8), and when he was 600 years old, he and his family – ancestors of every person alive today! – were on the ark when the rain began to fall. Age was looked upon differently in those days, but even in his 500’s Noah was able to construct that ark.
We can probably identify better with Moses. He was 80 years old (Exodus 7:7) when he first appeared before Pharaoh to demand that God’s people be released from their bondage. He would spend the next 40 years leading the Israelites through the wilderness as they prepared to enter their Promised Land. Moses did not allow his senior years to become an excuse for not serving God.
Caleb, one of two faithful men who spied out the Promised Land, was 85 years old when he appeared before Joshua with his request: “Now therefore, give me this mountain on which the Lord spoke … It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall be able to drive [the giants] out as the Lord said” (Joshua 14:10-12). A senior citizen? His age certainly said so, but his determination was strong.
As we grow older, we realize the truthfulness of James 4:14: “Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” There are more days behind me than there are before me. But may I never allow that realization to prevent me from doing what I’m able to serve the needs of others and thus serve the Lord. On “National Senion Citizen’s Day”, let us be reminded that “this is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). We will serve Him as long as we live!
Come to the light God offers! Study His word, the Bible. Worship Him in spirit and truth (John 4:24). Get in touch with us if you’d like to discuss these ideas further.
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Copyright, 2025, Timothy D. Hall. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted, are from the New King James Version (Copyright, 1990, Thomas Nelson, Inc.).
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