“Listen to me, house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by me from before your birth, carried from the womb; even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.” (Isaiah 46:3,4)

The year is very old, and here is a promise for our aged friends; yes, and for us all, as age creeps over us. Let us live long enough, and we shall all have gray hairs; therefore we may as well enjoy this promise by the foresight of faith.

When we grow old our God will still be the I AM, abiding evermore the same. Gray hairs tell of our decay, but he does not decay. When we cannot carry a burden, and can hardly carry ourselves, the Lord will carry us. Even as in our young days he carried us like babies in his bosom, so will he in our years of infirmity.

He made us and he will care for us. When we become a burden for our friends, and a burden to ourselves, the Lord will not shake us off, but rather he will take us up and carry and deliver us more fully than ever. In many cases the Lord gives his servants a long and calm evening. They worked hard all day and wore themselves out in their Master’s service, and so he said to them, ‘Now rest in anticipation of that eternal Sabbath which I have prepared for you.’

Let us not dread old age. Let us grow old graciously, since the Lord himself is with us in the fullness of grace.”

(Charles Spurgeon)