Before you go, remind others of what God has done and will do. Moses knew he was about to die. You can't get more information about the end of your life than God simply telling you (that is what chapter 32 is all about). But, he didn't use the end of his life to find a place to die or go to retire. He used the last breath to vocalize what God did do, can do and will do for his brothers. We tend to think of the end of our lives as a time to sit back and relax and “suck it all in.” In reality God gives us a great lesson in this text: Use your last breath to tell others about God. We shouldn't think of the end as a time to slip quietly into the sunset. We should use the end to get on the mountain to tell others about God. In chapter 33 Moses leaves a song for the nation and for us. We are told that his vigor was the same at the end as it was during his days. It is important to know that God doesn't expect us to drop off from life at a certain age. Our "retirement" mindset has stopped many strong men and women of faith from working in the nursery, teaching Sunday School, or doing some other ministry; simply because they are "too old." Retirement is a product of man and not God. We are told all of our lives, by society, we are supposed to stop working. But, God never outlines that in His Word. Moses wrote a song moments before his death. That is working to the very end. And Moses wasn't even a musician. How many people do you know who start a new hobby hours before they die.
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