Eric Clapton

Dorcas and I saw Eric Clapton live in concert on Saturday night in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Eric Clapton turns 65 years old in two weeks.

65.

The age when most people retire.

And Eric Clapton is still performing - and magnificently so - almost 50 years after he first took to a stage with his guitar.

Clapton has battled drug, alcohol, and relationship demons all of his life (just listen to his song lyrics and his passion for blues music), and he suffered the devastating loss of a young child several years ago, which was the subject of his song, "Tears in Heaven."

But at (almost) age 65 Eric Clapton is a great example of someone who, at retirement age, is not retiring.

God doesn't seem to be into retirement, either.

God told Abram to pack up his family and his belongings, and to leave his country, his people, and his father's household, when Abram was 75.

God told Moses to go to Egypt and get all up in Pharaoh's grill when Moses was 80.

God later told Abram that he would father a child when he was 100. And his wife was 90.

And if that's not enough for you, God told Noah to build the ark when Noah was 500. And then Noah was pushing 600 when it finally started to rain.

What do you get someone as a gift for his 600th birthday? Do they still serve cake?

In any case, whether we're talking about Abram, Moses, or Noah, it seems clear that God's not looking for believers to start coasting once they hit retirement age.

And even Eric Clapton preached that message to a congregation of about 20,000 in Orlando on Saturday night.

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