Stricken or Advanced

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Luke 2 speaks of Anna or Hannah, the prophetess. It says in some versions, "she was well-stricken in age." In our modern youth culture, "well stricken" is usually seen as a curse, like you're getting beat up. But other versions render it "advanced in age" or "of a great age." In Greek, polus, means abundant, plentiful. This tells us a secret. We can go through life in two ways - being well-stricken in age or advancing in age; being abundant of great age. Live by the flesh and you'll be well-stricken, because the flesh goes downhill. It gets beaten up. But if you live in Messiah, you're not called to go through life dreading age, you're called to advance, to move forward, to press on, to be promoted, not to fear the future, but embrace it. We're to be advancing in grace, in love, in hope, and in faith in God. Don't live in the flesh fearing age, but press forward. Let the years follow you. Advance in the Spirit of God and you won't end up being well-stricken in years, but rather advancing and being of great age.

From Message #625 - The Lady In The Temple