The Fountain of Youth?
I was just reading today about the end of the life of Moses. Moses, as you know, was the leader God had appointed for the Israelites when they were in bondage to Egypt and then released by God’s power. Moses was given great privileges in that he was allowed to relate to God “face to face.” Imagine the interactions, imagine the awe of being so close to the Lord’s manifest Presence.
I was floored by something I hadn’t really noticed until today, though. It’s based on Deuteronomy 34.7. It says that “Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished.” Wow. In other words, Moses didn’t age or lose his strength or senses throughout all his years wandering in the wilderness and leading a rather stress filled “people situation.” Could it be that his close relationship with the Lord, his daily face-to-face’s with God, put him so close to the source of Life that he didn’t age? I think it was.
So what does that mean for us? Living close to the Source of Life changes you. He gives His vigor, His Life to those who seek Him regularly. No, our faces may not literally shine with God’s glory as Moses’ did, but our countenance will be different, brighter, when we walk closely with God. Because He is Life itself. The door is open wide to us because of the Lord Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf. Walk through it and stay close to Him and your heart will be forever young. PB
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