The Rock of All Ages

The Rock of all Ages


And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.



Isaiah 46 v 4

The other day the Lord showed me how two people with the same name aged differently. One was energetic and serving the Lord even in his old age. He still had the fire or the passion for God and he was untiring. The other person aged prematurely, began to lose his memory and other faculties as well as personal charm. The difference between the two was the faith of the former and the lack of faith of the latter.

When we are young, we dread being middle aged. When we are middle aged, we dread old age and when we are old, we dread death. But scripture says that He will guide us even unto death. He keeps us fruitful even in our old age. He is the first and the last. He is the same yesterday, today and forevermore. He was even before we saw the light of day. He promises to carry us from the cradle to the grave. He promises to sustain us. He gives us security and provision in every period of our lives whether we are young, middle aged or old.


The Lord decrees that we will be fat and flourishing, “fat” meaning vibrant, healthy and youthful. We will be flourishing like an olive tree or a palm tree that has deposits of oil or fat at all times, regardless of how old the tree gets. Like the olive tree and the palm tree, we have secret reserves of strength to sustain us, to revive us, to encourage us to go on to greater heights. We are able to access the reserves of strength the Lord gives us access to as long as we are faithful, available and teachable.

The belief that the Lord will never forsake us or leave us is the source of our spiritual strength. We trust that the Lord will deliver us from things we cannot bear or do not have the strength or courage to bear. It is our responsibility to declare His glory to the next generation. When we share our testimonies of the great things God has done in our lives, we are declaring the glory of God to the next generation and preparing them to be faithful like us all their lives. Jesus is the Rock of our childhood, our youth, our middle age, our old age and for all eternity. What we build on Him and for Him will last like the house that is built on the rock. We will weather storms, endure troubles and trials and emerge the stronger for it, with a new song of praise, a new and exciting testimony of the great faithfulness of God. At times we must stand and dance on the Rock daring the world to throw its next challenge at us and at times we must go and hide in its cleft to renew our strength, our faith and increase our courage and hope.

Prateep V Philip