I was sharing about my recent experiences teaching young pastors in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, where my lectures are live streamed to several hundred in Mexico and Central America, when a friend commented, \u201c You\u2019re just now reaching your prime.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0At age 80, I\u2019m not so sure about that but, if true, I am not alone.\u00a0\u00a0John Glenn was still an Astronaut, making his last space flight at age 77.\u00a0\u00a0Queen Elizabeth ll was still serving as Queen of England at 96 until her recent death.\u00a0\u00a0The last U.S. President of the U.S. was 76 and the current President will be 80 before the end of this calendar year. My Dad was still preaching at age 84, just a few weeks before his death. Even in a time when the average age of a man was early 30s, the Apostle Paul lived into his 60s.\u00a0\u00a0Among his last written words were in 2 Timothy 4:17 – \u201cThe Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me.\u201d So, whatever your age, and wherever you are in relation to your prime, my prayer for you as well as for myself is similar to Paul\u2019s – that God\u2019s presence will continue to be experienced and His strength shared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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