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Fruit Has No Retirement Date
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Day 10 of 33
Narrated devotional
Fruit Has No Retirement Date
Scripture
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
KJV · Public domain in the United States · Text provenance: Project Gutenberg eBook #10
Devotional
Our culture often talks about later years as decline. Scripture offers another image: roots deep enough to keep bearing fruit. That fruit may not look like the accomplishments of your career. It may appear as patience, steadiness, prayer, gentleness, perspective, or the ability to stay present when someone else is hurting. Fruit is grown, not manufactured. A tree bears because it remains rooted and receives what God provides. You do not need to compete with a younger body or a former schedule. Stay rooted in Christ. Let the fruit of your years ripen at a humane pace. Someone in your life may need exactly the calm hope God has spent decades growing in you.
Reflection
What fruit might be growing in me that cannot be measured by productivity?
Prayer
Lord, keep me rooted in You. Bear the fruit of Your Spirit through my life in ways that fit this season. Amen.
One Small Step Today
Name one quality God has deepened in you over the years. Ask where that fruit could nourish someone.
Journal Prompt
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