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by Bill Kochman

11-02-2025

We are all just wasting away,
Yes, we can see it day by day.
We start out looking so young,
But now a song already sung.

Oh the vibrancy of our youth,
Not missing one single tooth.
Full of strength to do anything,
But years weakness do bring.

Thus with cane we walk about,
Now shut in we hardly get out.
Vision fails nothing’s now clear,
And voices we struggle to hear.

Some foods we so loved to eat,
Yet we had to make our retreat.
With old age stuff goes wrong,
Still we’ll manage to get along.

So a slower pace we do follow,
Less teeth our mouth is hollow.
Eating food becomes a chore.
No fast meals as we did before.

With old age stuff will change,
Some things we will rearrange.
It is easier for tasks we still do,
We plow forward till life is thru.

Finally our God calls us Home,
No more in tired flesh to roam.
Joyfully we embrace release,
We’ll join our Prince of Peace.

This life’s journey will now end,
But His own son God did send.
From the start He made a plan,
To redeem every child & man.

We believed and heard His call,
Lamb of God who gave His all.
He made the way for Salvation,
Death is our day of graduation.

So rejoice as your years fulfill,
Do your best to obey God’s will.
Focused on the Heavenly prize,
Do what’s pleasing in His eyes.

You’ll join Him in yonder place,
Once you finish your own race.
Your chapter here will be done,
To spend eternity with the Son.

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Bible Study Resources:

"Brevity of Life" KJV Bible Verse List:

https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse216.html

"From Dust to Dust" KJV Bible Verse List:

https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse520.html

"Now is the Time" KJV Bible Verse List:

https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse050.html

"Redeem the Time" KJV Bible Verse List:

https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse400.html

"Be Not Slothful in Business" KJV Bible Verse List:

https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse343.html

Article: "Are You Redeeming the Time?":

https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/redeem-1.html

Article: "Are You a Burning Ember for the Lord?":

https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/ember-01.html

Article: "Sluggards and Sloths":

https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/Sluggards-Sloths-Faithful-1.html

Article: "Parable of the Sower: Salvation and Service":

https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/parsowr1.html

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