A GOOD OLD AGE
By Derek Prime
10 Publishing. 182 pages. £6:99
ISBN 978 1 911 272 823
Subtitled ‘An A to Z of loving and following the Lord Jesus in later years’, this is a brilliant devotional book full of refreshing biblical and pastoral insight.
Following the letters of the alphabet – ‘A for Acceptance, B for Belief ’, etc., the author gives 26 important biblical priorities for everyday life as an older person. However, as a younger person, I was blessed by reading this too. Here is help with how to grow old well. If you are younger, here is insight that will help you love and serve your older brothers and sisters in Christ better. With pithy chapters, each ending with a prayer, it is designed to be read a chapter a day, allowing time to consider, ponder and pray over each priority. Helpful bullet points explain why this is so important in old age.
Always pointing us to Christ, it is well grounded in the challenging realities of later years, but looking forward to our eternal future with Christ. It is a great tonic against any tendency towards denial, nostalgia, pessimism, mistrust and self pity. Instead the author writes: ‘… we would be wise to focus our thoughts daily upon our Lord Jesus Christ’. Full of godly wisdom, heart-searching challenge and warm encouragement, it calls us to gospel priorities in old age and gives plenty of practical and creative ideas for application.
No matter what your age, this book will enrich your spiritual life, bringing glory to Jesus.
