Joshua 13

Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the Lord said to him: “You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed. v.1

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I laughed when I read this first verse of this chapter at the retreat of Joshua being old and advanced in years.  How funny it is that the writer (Joshua) notes it and that God says it flat out to Joshua.  Made me wonder if Joshua didn't realize or wanted to admit that he was getting old.  Joshua at this point was around 100 years old, yet still all the promised land wasn't conquered.  Now the Lord isn't telling Joshua to get on the battle field at 100 years old and fight, but He's still using Joshua as a leader to guide the Israelites in what they are to do as well as take a "desk job" to help divide out the land conquered to the twelve tribes of Israel.  Just because Joshua was very old we see that he's still being used by and serving the Lord.  Joshua had grown from a youngster under the tutelage of Moses, then was a warrior in many many battles and then took over after Moses died to lead the Israelites into the promised land God had for them.  Joshua wasn't just doing a job looking forward to retirement to just sit back and let someone else be the leader, his job was his ministry and God used him in different ways throughout the different seasons of life he was in all the way to the end.  A friend just told me the other day "if you do what you love you'll never work a day in your life."  I wonder if this was true of Joshua.  No matter what season of life you're in today, how can you choose to serve the Lord to your utmost today, tomorrow and years from now?