1 Timothy 5:1–2 (ESV) — 1 Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you
would a father, younger men as brothers, 2 older women as
mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.
NOTE: The admonition
is essentially to respect age. Once again, this is an area where the world (led
by Satan), has lifted up the young and cast down the age, placing them on the
same level. Respect for elders is wanton -- deliberately ignored by our culture.
I see this especially in the selection of leaders in our communities, both at
the business level and at the political level. Power is a very dangerous
element and is made especially so when a person does not have the years of
experience to wield it. This can lead to very dangerous crashes and the
destruction of the individual and his/her relationships. The application is to
respect age and to appreciate that age brings many insights to life.
PRAYER: Father, I am
partially in this group, the aged, yet I don't always feel like it. Still,
there are also others much older than me that I should respect. Father, help me
to be sensitive to the aged and to treat them with the respect that they deserve.
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