No Expiration Date - Psalm 69-71

It doesn't take a theologian to see that David is in great despair in these three Psalms. He is being hounded and ridiculed and injured by his enemies (whoever they are) and he feels distant from God and alone. Yet, he places his hope in God and as a result He is able at the end of Psalm 71 to ask God for great things for himself. Even though he is old and wounded He allows God to work in His heart and he returns to the God of his youth for strength. In 71:21 he even has the courage to ask God to increase his greatness. In the verse prior he acknowledges that God has shown him many difficulties but it is also God who will show him comfort and enlarge his tent (1 Chronicles 4:9-10). God doesn't have a expiration date on our lives. We don't get too old for His work. He is willing, ready and able to give us comfort AND strength as we grow old FOR HIM and IN HIM. We need to rejoice n the God of our youth and realize we can replace "wishful" thinking with "Prayerful" belief. God will use those who trust Him and not worry about their troubles and struggles. We need to rejoice in the God of our youth because he is also the God of our old age. God majors in using those who have grown weak and tired. When we ourselves see that we can't do it, God can. He doesn't have an expiration date for His servants. He only wants us to expire our own strength and trust in His.