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Don't Let The OLD Man In!!! 7/30/25
Joshua 14 (KJV 1900)
1And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
2By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
3For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.
4For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
5As the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.
6Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.
7Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
8Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the Lord my God.
9And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children’s for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the Lord my God.
10And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
11As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
12Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said.
13And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
DON'T LET THE OLD MAN IN!!!
Don't let the old man in
I want to live me some more
Can't leave it up to him
He's knocking on my door
And I knew all of my life
That someday it would end
Get up and go outside
Don't let the old man in
Many moons I have lived
My body's weathered and worn
Ask yourself how old you'd be
If you didn't know the day you were born
Try to love on your wife
And stay close to your friends
Toast each sundown with wine
Don't let the old man in
Many moons I have lived
My body's weathered and worn
Ask yourself how old you'd be
If you didn't know the day you were born
When he rides up on his horse
And you feel that cold bitter wind
Look out your window and smile
Don't let the old man in
Look out your window and smile
Don't let the old man in
Somehow???, in my PERSONAL Bible reading, I referenced back to the Story of “OLD” Caleb. He was one of two who actually believed God and along with ole Joshua were the ONLY two people who God allowed to survive the 40 year Exodus!!!!!!!
AGAIN, I write PERSONAL BIBLE READING/STUDY!!!
Although I am a PREACHER I, too must read my Bible-NOT for others or to preach, but for my own substantive!!! AMEN AND AMEN!!!
As I referenced back to that old, familiar Story of Caleb I remembered the story of “old” Clint Eastwood-95 YEARS OLD!!!!!!
In 2017, Toby Keith was participating in a charity golf tournament in Pebble Beach, California, where he shared a golf cart with legendary Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood. The actor told Keith that day that he was about to start filming a movie called The Mule. Toby was in awe of the then-88-year-old’s energy and desire to keep working and asked Eastwood how he does it.
“He said, ‘I just get up every morning and go out. And I don’t let the old man in,'” Keith recalled. “And I thought, I’m writing that.”
I wasn't gonna' preach a message today BECAUSE, as I have previously disclosed, I ONLY want to preach a message I feel certain that God has GIVEN me-I do not want to just preach a message because I am “supposed” to..........
It is late for me today-4:39 PM.
I had a service issue with my internet provider and I called the service help line and informed the rep' that I was an old man and did not understand all this “new-fangled” junk that now composes modern communication. He replied he, also, was an old man-71 years old and still working full time!!!!!!!
It was then I replied that I had just seen a clip of young KEITH RICHARDS, 81 YEARS OLD, STILL on stage today and playing a VALUABLE OLD Gibson Les Paul......
81 YEARS OLD AND STILL ROCKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now hear is the crux of the matter, the HEART of my sermon today-ONE LINE/ONE STANZA from the above song:
Ask yourself how old you'd be
If you didn't know the day you were born
THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DON'T LET THE OLD MAN IN!!!
AGE IS JUST A NUMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lamentations 3:22–23 (KJV 1900)
22It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
DON'T LET THE OLD MAN IN!!!!!!
“Ships don’t sink because of the water around them; ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.”
GOD BLESS YOU TODAY!!!
Pastor Doug
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