Psalm 37:25

New International Version (NIV)

I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
    or their children begging for bread.

For meditation

The two Young Executives sat in the small restaurant over lunch. They had just returned from their business trips.

David and Dinah had something in common — aggressive ambition. That is, an insatiable hunger for power and money, and they would stop at nothing to get what they set their sight on in their various companies.

“The time to make money is now, sister! Get it, by hook or crook, or live to regret it when age catches up with you and your children hate you for not trying enough,” David says.

“So true, brother! That is why I cannot commit to anything serious in my church, even though I sense a call here and there. The moral pitch from the pulpit nowadays irritates me. You cannot get anywhere in the modern workspace with that moral straight jacket. Who wants their children to curse them for being irresponsible when others were racking the wealth into their portfolios in their prime years? The funny thing is, our Pastor loves it when I drop my tithe in the offering box at the end of the month,” Dinah said, almost choking on her salad as they burst into a hearty laugh.

Seated at the table by their side was an old couple. They could not help eavesdropping on the conversation of their restaurant neighbors. Neither could they hold back their opinion. The husband, grey-haired and gracefully adorning faithfulness and trust in the Lord, looked into the eyes of his dear wife and said aloud,

“I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken…” he paused, nodding at his wife.

With equal sincerity and the same smile she has shared with her husband for the past fifty-five years, the cute old lady continued the timeless Davidic Psalm,

“Or their children begging for bread!” (Psalm 37:25), and they high-fived over their meal, nodding at the two young people.

What a testimony! A pleasure to see such a time-tested faith on display. The two Young Executives turned and looked at them, picked up their bags, and left the restaurant.

Can you feel the confidence of the old couple in the God who honors integrity, never turns His back on His faithful servants, and blesses the children of those who fear Him (Daniel 6:4, 22; Psalm 103:17; 112:1-9)?

Which side of the two conversations would be yours?