The Glory of Young Men is their Strength

I was visiting www.ligonier.org just now, and I clicked on a video by R.C. Sproul and he had brown hair, and he looked very young. I think he was probably in his 30's, and he was preaching in the same exact manner as he is doing right now, with his white hair and stuff. Some people might find his talking boring, but that's his style, very scholarly, academic. God bless him, this brother.

And it is just amazing that this man keeps going. The amount of sermons and audio messages and articles on his website is mind blowing. And I am glad that his sermons are reaching people. Imagine how many lives are enriched by him. And then I remember John Piper and the other writers/pastors who have such great ministries too. And they are continuing their decades-old ministries. I wonder where such strength comes from.

The bible says the glory of young men is their strength. Yet these are old men, and their strength will shame young men like me. Young men who are lazy, unproductive and unfruitful.

And I recall Dr. Stephen Tong. Always sickly since don't know when, this young man travels everywhere constantly, preaching, building, designing, conducting... he does everything! I wonder where he gets his time to prepare his sermons. In airplane trips he does architectural designs. If I am 1% as busy as he is I think I would have immediately knocked out in the airplane!

Shame on me, me who has constant thoughts of giving up so easily.

God give me strength.