Read: Psalm 116

Because He has inclined His
ear to me, therefore I will
call upon Him as long as I
live. -Psalm 116:2

Meet Margaret the battler. More than 90 years of
memories and faith are her legacy, but she’s not ready
to surrender. Her life is full of the physical pain
that often accompanies old age, and even though she’s
too weak to walk anymore, Margaret is not done with her
ministry.

Despite her increasing feebleness and despite her near
deafness and inability to move around, Margaret has a
ministry that reaches far beyond the walls of the
nursing home where she lives. Every day – often for
hours at a time – she sits in her chair with a stack of
prayer cards and prays diligently for missionaries. And
sometimes, when she can push her frail body to do so,
she kneels beside her bed on creaky knees to talk with
God.

Margaret doesn’t have much more than prayer to offer
her Lord. She is the essence of the answer to the
question in Psalm 116:12, “What shall I render to the
Lord for all His benefits toward me?” Verse 13 answers,
“I will…call upon the name of the Lord.”

A lifetime of being sustained by God’s love, grace,
and mercy is just about over for Margaret. In the face
of mounting physical weakness, she is staying
spiritually strong to the end. O to have her courage
and dedication – at any age!
-J. David Branon

Is it a fearful faith desiring calmer seas?
Or do I boldly come before the throne of grace
Stirred by a love that bids me seek my Savior’s face? -TLG

CHRIST’S SOLDIERS FIGHT BEST ON THEIR KNEES.

OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1998 by Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.