Consider how God wants us to regard the elderly. We must honor them by showing them respect (Leviticus 19:32). This is a commandment not an option. Failing to respect the elderly is failing to respect God; it forbears the divine, not the culture nor the tradition. So remember it and teach it to your children. We must also support them - financial and material assistance offered according to practical, Biblical guidelines (1 Timothy 5:1-6). Failing to do so means we have '...denied the faith'(v8). Supporting them also requires that we regularly talk to God about them and their needs. Have you been supporting the aged and including them as a vital part of your family?
Day 38: Psalm 18, Proverbs 22:10-12, Acts 18, Zechariah 5-6 His Promises Never Fail For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall. It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of deer and sets me on my high places.He teaches my hands to make war so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze...Your right hand has held me up and Your gentleness has made me great.You enlarged my path under me... Psalms 18:29-30,32-36,44 NKJV More than twenty over years ago, when I was about to take my CLP examination, I was reading Proverbs 18 as well. The verse that says, "I can leap over a wall" was just so assuring from God that I knew I would pass my CLP. God is just so good. His timing is always perfect. His words of encouragement and His promises will never fail. Indeed, I can echo what Joshua said in Joshua 23:14, “Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your ...
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