Good Wednesday to everyone! Well I think a few people caught the hidden word play in the title yesterday... (How do I DILL with Old People......get it?......dill like a pickle.....anyways), but a few is better than none.
So yesterday we talked about the elderly and how our society, in a lot of ways, has devalued them to the point that we consider them a burden to us! So how does that affect me, a teenage - Christ follower? What do I need to do with the elderly? Well here's the first thing:
Show them honor.
If you read Leviticus 19, which I'm sure you all have, it presents a summary of how God's people were to live out His commandments in their community. God says that one way you can show you honor and respect Him is to honor and respect the elderly.
Read Leviticus 19:32
Do you ever stand up in the presence of the elderly - maybe to offer them your seat in a crowded room? How does this demonstrate that you honor them?
The fact that God commanded the Israelites to honor the elderly shows how seriously that we should take the responsibility of respecting older people. Senior adults often feel lonely or believe they are no longer useful. Simply because they are "old" doesn't make people worth less. God values all people, no matter what age they are.
What does it mean to "honor" the elderly to you and how can you do it?
Why is it so rare for the elderly to be honored in our culture today?
What is your typical response to the elderly: to honor or to dishonor them?
Hope that impacts your day in a small way today and we'll see you tonight at Ignite for another edition of Ask Anything.....we're gonna play "Dice of Death" so come check it out up in the Attic @ 6!
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